Politics & Government
Sussex OKs Spending $15,000 for Fire Department Equipment
Turnout gear will be purchased as part of annual replacement of worn equipment.
The Sussex Village Board has approved spending $14,994 to purchase new turnout gear for the .
Village Administrator Jeremy Smith said the purchase of equipment is part of the regular replacement of fire equipment, which takes place on an annual basis.
Turnout gear is the fire-retardant, full-body suits that firefighters use when they battle blazes.
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Although $10,000 was allotted to the purchase of the equipment in the 2011 budget, Smith said the board needed to give approval to the purchase because it exceeded the budgeted amount.