Marquette County (MI) to Purchase $621k Rescue Truck

Marquette County is set to purchase a new $621,201.52 emergency vehicle.

The apparatus is a 2023 Pierce Rescue 131 and will be used to support fire calls, accidents, and search and rescue missions. It can also refill air packs.

It will replace a truck that has been in service for about 30 years. It will take about two years for it to be put into service.

The agenda from the meeting at which the purchase was authorized can be seen here.

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