WINDER - Barrow County Emergency Services recently received the newest addition to its fleet. A 2013 E-One Typhoon Rescue Pumper was purchased through the general fund and will be placed into service next week at Fire Station 5.
“Working with the Board of Commissioners and County Manager Randall Dowling, we identified the need to purchase a new fire engine to replace an older one that was costing too much to maintain,” stated Chief John Skinner. “This new rescue pumper was purchased to fill that need.”
The new unit was purchased for $380,789, which included much of the equipment and hose needed to operate a fire engine. The department purchased through a county business, Fire Line.
