{"id":15398,"date":"2024-01-08T01:57:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T06:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/?p=15398"},"modified":"2024-01-08T01:57:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T06:57:59","slug":"plan-to-save-seaside-heights-fire-truck-could-save-nearly-1m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/lavallette-seaside\/2024\/01\/plan-to-save-seaside-heights-fire-truck-could-save-nearly-1m\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan to Save Seaside Heights Fire Truck Could Save Nearly $1M"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Seaside Heights Fire Department’s ladder truck. (Photo: SSHFD)<\/p><\/div>\n

Seaside Heights has always been particularly proud of its volunteer fire department, and thanks to a good deal of research on the part of the borough’s firefighters, taxpayers may save close to $1 million by extending the life of one of the most important tools in the department’s arsenal.<\/p>\n

The replacement of the older of Seaside Heights’ ladder trucks, a 2008 American LaFrance model, would come with a seven-figure price tag, however to ensure reliability and technology up to 2024 standards, an upgrade is required. Fortunately, there is a second option which borough officials endorsed via ordinance last week.<\/p>\n

“To replace it would be between $1.2 million and $1.4 million,” said Councilman Richard Tompkins, himself a volunteer firefighter. “So basically, what we did was went out and looked at whether we could refurbish this truck to brand-new condition.”<\/p>\n

A life extension for the truck turned out to be a feasible option, leading the borough council to introduce a bond ordinance which would fund the overhaul.<\/p>\n

“We saw we can probably get another 15 years out of it for $550,000 in comparison, so it\u2019s quite a bit of a savings,” said Tompkins. “This will bring the truck, basically, back into brand-new condition. They\u2019re going to be replacing everything.”<\/p>\n

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The Seaside Heights Fire Department headquarters. (Photo: Shorebeat)<\/p><\/div>\n

Seaside Heights operates two ladder trucks, a heavy rescue truck, a special operations truck<\/a>, water rescue equipment and several smaller vehicles.<\/p>\n

The borough council is required to hold a public hearing and second vote before the bond ordinance to fund the upgrade is formally adopted. That is expected to occur at the council’s next meeting Jan. 17.<\/p>\n

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