College Place (WA) Fire Department Replacing Apparatus, Buying SCBA

The College Place (WA) Fire Department is set to replace an apparatus and purchase protective equipment, on the heels of city council approval, reports union-bulletin.com.

Council recently approved the $700,000 truck purchase as well as up to $150,000 in additional funds on replacement SCBA equipment, the report says. The department will replace 14 SCBAs, 40 masks, and 28 air bottles.

The purchase is being made jointly with the Walla Walla Fire Department and Walla Walla County Fire District 4, according to the report.

The move was approved at a city council meeting, the entirety of which can be seen here:

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