Qualicum Fire Department reaching new heights

[five_alarm]

QUALICUN BEACH, BC - When Qualicum Beach town council voted in favour of purchasing a new ladder truck for the volunteer fire department, there was no shortage of grumbling about others benefiting from the equipment without helping to pay for it.

The used, 1996 HME aerial ladder truck carries a price tag of $345,000 (U.S.). Paying for it will require a two per cent tax increase to town residents over five years.

At Monday night's council meeting, Fire Chief Chris Jancowski stressed that purchasing the truck would be a good move for the municipality, considering the fact that a new apparatus would cost upwards of $1 million and Qualicum Beach would get at least 15 years of service from the used unit. He said the current aerial apparatus has a significant number of hydraulic leaks, forcing crews to refrain from lifting the bucket over 25 feet or so.

Source: pqbnews.com (http://www.pqbnews.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=50&cat=23&id=629323&more=)

Current truck suitable only as a movie prop: pqbnews.com (http://www.pqbnews.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=50&cat=23&id=629324&more=)

[911Caddy]

Yeah, about 13 more sleeps and "she" should be here in town!! Black over red with 105 feet of reach!

[cdnbacon]

More fun stuff after I leave. It's a conspiracy I tell ya.

[arrow]

Congrats QB. Nice looking rig.

[irsqyu]

Congrats QB. Nice looking rig.

Are they gonna build a bay for it at the new Golf Club? lol:rolleyes:

[cdnbacon]

My old Dept finally got a new (to them) aerial. I can't wait to see it when I go back in a few weeks.

http://www.pqbnews.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=50&cat=23&id=&more=

Second story down.

Can't forget about the neighbours Dashwood FD also has a story a couple down from that one.

[uzbek]

Missed the original article (and now it's gone). Any idea where it came from? Or who built the body?
Thx,
Dean