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Watertown Fire Department

1982

07 06 1982

1982 Flood, Fire Department pumps water from basements and businesses [WHS_005_548]

12 11 1982

One of Watertown's fire trucks will get a new engine and transmission to “improve roadability and pumpability,” Fire Chief Don Asmus said. The Watertown Finance Committee will vote on the $23,000 expenditure tonight. Mayor Kenneth Thiel said the work has already been approved by the full council as part of the 1983 budget. A diesel engine and automatic transmission will replace the gas engine and clutch now in the 15-year-old truck. Asmus said the truck will require less time to warm up and will be easier to drive.