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Woodbury Firefighters Train with New Tank Truck

Vehicle Delivered at End of June with $450,00 Pricetag

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Woodbury Fire Capt Steve Cunningham attaches hose to the department's new $450,000 tanktruck as Former Chief Bud Neal observes. (Woodbury Fire)
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Woodbury Fire Capt Steve Cunningham lugs a length of hose with Firefighter Steve Anctil ready to help. At the back, Fire Lt Matt Gereg checks the connection on the new $450.000 tanktruck. (Woodbury Fire)
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Woodbury Firefighter Earl Gillette about to test drive the department's new $450,000 tanktruck under guidance of Deputy Chief Dave Lamapart. (Woodbury Fire)

WOODBURY CT July 8th, 2025 – Woodbury Volunteer Firefighters lined up recently to train with the updated devices and connections on the department’s new $450,000 tank truck. The new vehicle was ordered four years ago with delivery only at the very end of June 2025. “It was about $15,000 over budget,” says Fire Chief Janet B. Morgan, “but we were braced for it. Raw material prices shot up during delays caused by the Covid-19 epidemic, and we were committed to covering them.”

The new International truck replaces a 1995 Ford tanktruck that will be sold onward. Lampart says, “There’s a five year delay backlog in getting a new truck. Smaller departments will pay a lot to get a used truck right away and in good shape like this one.” In fact the department’s six fire officers have each put up a five-dollar bill in a private pool betting how much the town will receive in a sale. Lampart took the high ground with a bet that the 30-year-old truck will sell for $100,000 at retail. ###

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