- Date
- 2002-12
- Kind
- Property transfer
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fireemergency-managementtransportationpublic-service
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In late 2002 the Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department acquired a 1979 Ford 3,500-gallon diesel tanker from Saugatuck. It was intended to replace the department’s 1966 Army 6x6 tanker, while the department’s fleet totaled five trucks, including a 2001 International pumper.
Evidence limits
The article does not give the purchase price, transfer date, or later operational history of either tanker.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 2002, “Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department gets a “new” Tanker Truck.”Reports acquisition of a 1979 Ford 3,500-gallon diesel tanker from Saugatuck to replace the 1966 Army 6x6 tanker needing work; the department then had five trucks, including a 2001 International pumper. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the December 2002 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department acquires a 1979 tanker truck in 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-volunteer-fire-department-tanker-truck-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2002, “Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department gets a “new” Tanker Truck.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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