Cuba Fire Rescue is proud to introduce our newest equipment additions to our volunteer department.
Tender 12 is a 2021 Freightliner M2 106 Tandem wheel tanker. This much needed apparatus which carries 3,000 gallons on board and can readily drop a portable 3,000 gal. tank for a total of 6,000 gallons available. This is like gold in our area and will provide a service our communities for years to come. The truck was purchased in cash with the help of a Fire Protection Grant, and Fire Protection Funds from the Cuba Fire Department. Chief Romero, and CFD member Anna Sanchez, recently drove the truck home, from where in was built in Minnesota.
Rescue 12 is a brand-new Ford F-450 4X4 Ambulance. This marks the very first time that Cuba Fire Rescue has procured a new ambulance, and the first 4-wheel drive ambulance in our community. It is no mystery that with inclement winter weather, we many times are challenged to provide an adequate service to our citizens. A letter from Chief Romero to Representative Christine Chandler during last year’s legislative session resulted in state legislators agreeing to grant us $250,000 to purchase this much needed ambulance.
Congratulations to the Cuba community!