The DeForest Windsor Fire Department is getting closer to purchasing two more vehicles.
An internal fire department committee approved plans to purchase an ambulance and rescue truck. Those plans were brought before the DeForest Windsor Fire Protection Board during its July 3 meeting.
According to LaFeber, the rescue truck would be ready for delivery in approximately nine to 12 months. The ambulance would be ready within about six months, LaFeber said.
DeForest and Windsor would incorporate their share of the cost within their individual borrowing schedules, according to officials.
Rather than approve purchase of the vehciles, board members at that time requested Fire Chief Steve LaFeber to create a bid presentation for the board to view at its August meeting. That would allow for additional time for the two villages to investigate their own borrowing plans to determine the viability of the purchases, said Fire Protection Board Vice-President Bob Wipperfurth.