There’s a meeting of the Ad-hoc fire and rescue meeting tomorrow night.  5:30 in the second floor conference room.

Interesting article over at the MJM site on the need for a new fire truck.  The discussion that follows the article is pretty interesting and I gotta tell you that the way things work in that department is just worlds different than what most folks are used to.  First of all, everything is hideously expensive.  In this particular example, we’re applying for a grant that would pay for 90% of the cost of a new tower.  Our tower is 15 years old.  Yes, we have saved some money towards new equipment but Why wouldn’t we apply?

!! Inside baseball warning !! What follows get at least a little dry…. 

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