The New Fairfield Board of Selectmen recently signed off on the purchase of a new fire truck. Leaders from Volunteer Fire Department Company A attended the meeting last month to explain the process to chose the Tanker 7 replacement. It's on the Reserve Fun replacement schedule for the 2019-20 fiscal year.
They were able to use the cooperative buying program that the town is enrolled with to save both time and money on this purchase. Initially estimated to cost $450,000, the replacement came in under budget. A 2020 Freighliner, Pierce built tanker, with a pump and carrying 1,800 gallons of water, the price is $416,000. $353,600 will come from the Reserve Fund, and the remaining 15-percent will be paid for by Company A.
All three fire companies have approved bringing this request forward.