Lengthy delays and rising costs spurred by the war in Ukraine, U.S. tariffs, and other issues have forced the Huntsville/Lake of Bays (Ontario, Canada) Fire Department to explore purchasing a pumper truck from AL and have its members drive it back up north, reports doppleronline.ca.
Council earlier approved C$420,000 for the replacement of the department’s 1999 pumper at its Baysville station, but research indicated that a new apparatus would cost at least C$500,000 and take two years to build, the report notes.
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Other options were explored, and officials eventually got wind of Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus in Union Grove (AL), which had the desired apparatus. Council approved single-sourcing the truck at a cost not to exceed C$400,000, the report says.
If everything goes according to plan, Brindlee Mountain will fly department members to AL and send them back up—including paying to get the truck to the border, the report notes. Research has already been done on how to get the truck from the border to the station.
