City decides on new tanker truck
NORWICH – The City of Norwich held a special Common Council meeting Thursday night to discuss options for the purchase of a new fire tanker truck. The city has been operating without a tanker truck since it took a 1973 truck out of service.
Chief Joseph Angelino brought suggestions of the fire department’s truck committee to the members of the city council. The committee recommended the city to take the second to lowest bid. The truck they were in favor of, a 2006 Pierce built on an International cab and chassis, will cost the city $169,306. The lowest bid was ruled out because the company had no service facilities in this area. Volunteer Chief Jan Papelino and Firemen’s Association President James Fowlston also attended the meeting and answered the council’s questions.
The truck, Angelino explained, is a tanker truck. It does not qualify as a pumper/tanker combination by insurance standards, even though it does technically have a small pump attached. “Now-a-days most tankers have a pump,” Angelino said. The truck will hold 1,800 gallons of water, and according to Angelino it would not be logical to have that much water without a pump. This is an improvement over the old truck, which was gravity fed.
“This truck meets the needs of the fire department,” Papelino said, adding, “It should last 20 years plus.”
Angelino explained that the tanker truck is mainly used in the event of a rural fire, when no water source is readily available. The truck, when filled to maximum capacity can achieve a high speed of 60 to 62 miles per hour on a flat road. A performance simulation determined that on steep inclines, like the one on Polkville Hill Road, the truck can travel at 30 miles per hour. This is another improvement, since the previous tanker achieved a high speed of 8 miles per hour on steep hills.
“This tanker had the support of these two gentlemen [Papelino and Fowlston] and the whole truck committee behind it,” Angelino said.
The city council passed a motion allowing the fire department to purchase the tanker. The truck is already built in Florida. It will depart on Oct. 5 and go to Elmira where the lettering, siren and lights will be added. The truck will arrive in Norwich soon after this is completed.
Mayor Joseph Maiurano gave his compliments to the fire department, and specifically to Angelino, Papelino, and Fowlston for their work on this endeavor.
Chief Joseph Angelino brought suggestions of the fire department’s truck committee to the members of the city council. The committee recommended the city to take the second to lowest bid. The truck they were in favor of, a 2006 Pierce built on an International cab and chassis, will cost the city $169,306. The lowest bid was ruled out because the company had no service facilities in this area. Volunteer Chief Jan Papelino and Firemen’s Association President James Fowlston also attended the meeting and answered the council’s questions.
The truck, Angelino explained, is a tanker truck. It does not qualify as a pumper/tanker combination by insurance standards, even though it does technically have a small pump attached. “Now-a-days most tankers have a pump,” Angelino said. The truck will hold 1,800 gallons of water, and according to Angelino it would not be logical to have that much water without a pump. This is an improvement over the old truck, which was gravity fed.
“This truck meets the needs of the fire department,” Papelino said, adding, “It should last 20 years plus.”
Angelino explained that the tanker truck is mainly used in the event of a rural fire, when no water source is readily available. The truck, when filled to maximum capacity can achieve a high speed of 60 to 62 miles per hour on a flat road. A performance simulation determined that on steep inclines, like the one on Polkville Hill Road, the truck can travel at 30 miles per hour. This is another improvement, since the previous tanker achieved a high speed of 8 miles per hour on steep hills.
“This tanker had the support of these two gentlemen [Papelino and Fowlston] and the whole truck committee behind it,” Angelino said.
The city council passed a motion allowing the fire department to purchase the tanker. The truck is already built in Florida. It will depart on Oct. 5 and go to Elmira where the lettering, siren and lights will be added. The truck will arrive in Norwich soon after this is completed.
Mayor Joseph Maiurano gave his compliments to the fire department, and specifically to Angelino, Papelino, and Fowlston for their work on this endeavor.
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