Leaders from the Milan Area Fire Department recently traveled to Lansing to seek $696,000 in state funding to replace the department’s aging tanker truck, a vehicle firefighters say is essential for protecting much of the rural area they serve.
A new fire tanker can cost $1 million or more, according to Capt. Sean Meyer of the Milan Area Fire Department.
“We recently had the opportunity to join City of Milan leadership and testify in front of a State of Michigan House of Representatives appropriations committee to seek state funding for the replacement of our only tanker truck,” Meyer said.
Meyer said the department hopes to purchase a commercially available tanker rather than a custom-built truck, which would significantly increase the cost…