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Town officials are also committed to purchasing a new ambulance and are planning for the purchase of a new pumper-tanker, Beaver said.
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Tom’s company is responsible for renting out and maintaining those toilets, including weekly cleanings, restocking supplies and emptying up to 60 gallons of waste from each unit with one of Bay Area Sanitation’s 12 vacuum pumper trucks.
—Tom Huddleston Jr.
mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2026
About 28% of LA County’s front-line large pumper engines — each with the ability to carry 500 gallons of water — were out of service.
—Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026
This year’s unit, led by Michele Macfarlane, will feature horses hitched to an antique steam fire pumper.
—Jayne Yutig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
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Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
Tom’s company is responsible for renting out and maintaining those toilets, including weekly cleanings, restocking supplies and emptying up to 60 gallons of waste from each unit with one of Bay Area Sanitation’s 12 vacuum pumper trucks.
—Tom Huddleston Jr.
mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2026
About 28% of LA County’s front-line large pumper engines — each with the ability to carry 500 gallons of water — were out of service.
—Tony Saavedra, Daily News, 17 Jan. 2026
This year’s unit, led by Michele Macfarlane, will feature horses hitched to an antique steam fire pumper.
—Jayne Yutig, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Pumper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pumper. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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