The Charlemont Fire Department has applied for a FEMA grant that would ideally cover the entirety of a $649,000 new pumper, reports recorder.com.
Officials say the current pumper is a 1996 International Darley, which has a lifespan of 20 to 25 years. The department has one pumper, a tanker, and a rescue truck.
If the AFG program doesn’t come through, the report notes the department will try to fund it locally.
