It was a good day for Quay County’s fire departments Monday as the County Commission approved the purchase of a $240,000 water tank truck for one department and application for $295,000 in grant funds for three others.
The commission formally submitted its application to purchase a 3,000-gallon water tanker fire truck for the Quay Valley/Quay Fire District. The apparatus will be paid for with $170,000 in funds from the New Mexico Finance Authority and $70,000 in accumulated grant funds set aside for the purchase, according to County Manager Richard Primrose.
The commission also approved applications for grant funds from the 2017 Fire Marshal Fire Protection Grant to buy trucks and equipment for the Jordan, Forrest and Rural 1 fire districts.
Jordan is applying for $175,000 to buy a brush truck used to fight grass fires.
Forrest is seeking $300,000 for an initial attack truck, a somewhat larger fire truck, Primrose said.
The Rural 1 Division has asked for $85,000 in self-contained breathing apparatus tanks, which firefighters use when they enter a burning building to fight flames within. In addition, Rural 1 is seeking $35,000 to purchase extrication equipment to free auto accident victims from wreckage, Primrose said.