- Date
- circa 1976-05
- Kind
- Property transfer
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- disastergovernancecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Island acquired a 500-gallon fire truck and a Scott Air-Pak in 1976, reportedly doubling the island’s firefighting water capacity relative to its existing truck.
Evidence and limits
The newspaper gives the broad specifications and purpose, not a title, price, model, delivery record, or complete apparatus inventory.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- Reports purchase at Dorr, Michigan, of a 500-gallon fire truck similar to the island’s existing truck, giving double capacity, and a new Scott Air-Pak. It does not identify the truck model, price, title, delivery date, or equipment inventory. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1976-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held combined issue confirms the equipment-purchase notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1976-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island fire truck and Air-Pak purchased, 1976”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fire-truck-and-air-pak-purchased-1976/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May–June 1976, “New Fire Truck.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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