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City Attorney Heather Ferbert said San Diego has been forced to pay as much as four times the fair-market cost for replacement components, costing the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in overcharges for each of those components, which include pumper, aerial and wildland apparatuses.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The fire department sent two pumpers, three trucks and two ambulances to the scene.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Town officials are also committed to purchasing a new ambulance and are planning for the purchase of a new pumper-tanker, Beaver said.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
For the fire department, there are up to 12 vehicles, including 3 ladder trucks and 4 pumper trucks, at a cost of $12.6 million.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The fire department sent two pumpers, three trucks and two ambulances to the scene.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Town officials are also committed to purchasing a new ambulance and are planning for the purchase of a new pumper-tanker, Beaver said.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
For the fire department, there are up to 12 vehicles, including 3 ladder trucks and 4 pumper trucks, at a cost of $12.6 million.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Pumper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pumper. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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