Florence (SC) County Council to Consider Buying Fire Truck, Ambulance

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Photo of Johnsonville (SC) Fire Department (Facebook page).

Florence County Council members will decide if the county will pursue a $500,000 South Carolina Department of Commerce Community Enrichment Grant to buy a fire engine for the Johnsonville Fire Station at Thursday’s meeting, SCNOW.com reported.

The $500,000 grant will be funded through the federal Community Development Block Grant program.

The fire engine’s estimated cost is $675,000. Florence County will provide a local match of 10% of the total grant cost and at least $125,000 to complete the project, the report said.

The city of Johnsonville and Florence County will submit an application to purchase the fire engine for the Unified Fire District. The fire engine will be stationed at Johnsonville Fire Station No. 1, according to the report.

The County Council also will consider the purchase of four ambulances – three for Florence County EMS Department and one for the Johnsonville Rescue Squad, the report said.

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