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Article: Around Annapolis: Fire company needs to equip new engine
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- Capital (Annapolis)
- Article date:
- May 27, 2007
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Daniel Monch from the Eastport Volunteer Fire Company brought me a
flier with an intriguing headline: "Paper can help put out fires."
The type of paper? A check.
Over the past four years Eastport citizens and businesses have
helped the fire company raise $350,000 for a new 1,000-gallon-a-
minute, state-of-the-art fire engine. It replaces a 20-year-old
engine that was beyond its service life and insurance rating
requirements.
Many of the firefighting tools and appliances from the old engine
are worn out or no longer serviceable. It will take more than $25,000
to fully equip the new engine. In addition, the fire company wants to
continue upgrading the telemetry equipment on its medic unit.
So ...