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Beaver Island Fire Department receives a new tanker, 2006

Also Beaver Island Fire Department tanker 2006

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TypeEvent
Date2006-12
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2006-12
Kind
Construction
Eras
Modern era
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fireemergency-managementinfrastructurecommunitycommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Fire Department received a new tanker in December 2006 after the Fireman’s Fund grant and replacement effort described in the township news. The Beacon’s photographs show firefighters inspecting the vehicle and celebrate the community’s long-awaited equipment upgrade.

Evidence limits

The article does not provide the tanker manufacturer, final cost, or complete funding documents.

Sources

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Sources

  1. "50' of Ladder, 100' of Heart," Beaver Beacon, December 2006.
    Reports the new tanker's arrival, its bells, lights, sirens, and the Fire Department's positive inspection, following the Fireman's Fund grant and replacement planning reported in the same issue. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2006-12_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the tanker report and photographs.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2006-12_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Fire Department receives a new tanker, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fire-department-new-tanker-2006/, accessed [date], citing "50' of Ladder, 100' of Heart," Beaver Beacon, December 2006. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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