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Des Plaines Fire Department getting new $223,430 rescue truck This is the type of rescue squad vehicle the Des Plaines City Council agreed to buy this week. Courtesy of City of Des Plaines
Des Plaines firefighters, shown here at a fatal Oakton Street blaze this year, soon will have a new rescue squad. The city council approved the $223,430 purchase Monday. Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Updated 6/9/2021 8:42 PM
The Des Plaines Fire Department soon will have a new rescue squad in its fleet but not everyone in town is happy about it.
The city council on Monday approved the $223,430 purchase from a western Illinois manufacturer called Alexis Fire Equipment. The squad will be custom built and delivered to the city in eight to 11 months, Des Plaines spokeswoman Jennie Vana said.