The Culver-Union Township Fire Department’s new aerial truck was officially put into service Monday. Residents had a chance to take a look at the new ladder truck during a fire department open house. Monday’s celebration followed more than two years of work and fundraising.
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The Culver-Union Township Fire Department is hosting an open house on Monday, October 26 at 6 p.m. ET to officially welcome the new aerial fire truck to the fire department.
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Culver-Union Township Fire Chief Ken VanDePutte told the town council members last week that the fire department’s new aerial fire truck should arrive today.
Continue readingThe new Culver-Union Township Fire Department aerial fire truck is anticipated to be delivered to Culver next week.
Continue readingThe new aerial truck purchased for the Culver-Union Township Fire Department is nearly complete.
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The new aerial fire truck for the Culver-Union Township Fire Department is expected to be delivered in August.
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Over $235,000 was raised as a local match for a new aerial fire truck for the Culver-Union Township Fire Department.
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The Culver-Union Township Fire Department’s new aerial fire truck is in the building process.
Continue readingEven though the purchase of an aerial fire truck was approved for the Culver-Union Township Fire Department, the firefighters continue to collect donations to close a small funding gap to fully fund the purchase.
The Rosenbauer 100-foot low-profile Viper Aerial Fire Truck will be purchased at a price of about $1,008,000. The funds are coming from the Town of Culver, Union Township, Culver Academies, and as many as 125 donors.
Fire Chief Terry Wakefield previously said the aerial truck will replace a 1996 pumper truck. The pumper truck will be sold after receipt of the aerial truck.
There is about $37,500 that still needs to be raised to assist in the goal.
For more information, contact (574) 842-3516.
After two years of planning, negotiating and fundraising, the Culver-Union Township Fire Department will be getting an aerial fire truck.
Continue readingThe Culver Town Council members were updated on the purchase price of a new aerial fire truck for the Culver-Union Township Fire Department last week.
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The Culver Town Council members will meet tonight where they will hold the second and third reading on an ordinance that amends ambulance rates and park rental rates.
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The Culver-Union Township Fire Department still needs another $100,000 for a new aerial truck. After finalizing specifications, Fire Chief Terry Wakefield says the department has settled on a 101-foot ladder truck with truck LED lights. “We thought we wanted a basket,” he told the town council during a work session Tuesday. “We kind of went away from getting a basket. What we did was we came up with a vehicle that fits in our station, that we won’t have to alter the height or width of the doors.”
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Culver officials will meet tonight to discuss plans for the purchase of an aerial fire truck. The Culver-Union Township Fire Department had hoped to raise $200,000 in donations, but only got about $169,000 by the end of the fundraiser in November. Money has continued coming in, though, and Fire Chief Terry Wakefield is expected to give an update to the town council tonight.
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Culver’s fire truck fundraiser may officially be over, but Fire Chief Terry Wakefield says donations continue trickling in. “Money keeps coming in,” he told the town council last week, “and hopefully it still does until we can get a number on this vehicle, to get it pegged down so everybody knows what’s going on.” Wakefield said that process was set to begin last week.
The fundraising effort for an aerial fire truck for the Culver-Union Township Fire Department has ended.
Sunday, Nov. 18 is the last day to contribute to the Culver-Union Township Fire Department where funds are being collected toward the purchase of an aerial fire truck.
About half of the funds for a new aerial fire truck for the Culver-Union Township Fire Department have been raised through community donations.
The Culver Town Council members will meet tonight where they will discuss an ordinance to determine the process of nominating candidates for town office.
The Culver-Union Township Fire Department continues to raise funds for a needed aerial truck.
