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Funds not available to replace ambulance in Mendota, but department gains new equipment

MENDOTA – The LaSalle County Board voted to approve more American Rescue Plan Applications on Tuesday, but one agency didn’t get awarded the funds to replace an aging ambulance. According to a report last year commissioned by the City of Mendota, the Mendota Fire Department is still operating with three ambulances, but they are due for replacement. An application to get funds to purchase a new ambulance was pared-down to some new equipment to make loading and unloading patients easier. The approved $110,000 will be used to purchase three Stryker Power Load Systems and one Stryker Power Cot. The oldest ambulance in the fleet is 22 years old, 14 years past the recommended replacement for the chassis by the National Fire Protection Association.

Mendota Fire Chief Dennis Rutishauser is thankful for the agencies that help their team acquire tools and equipment to help serve the community, like the new LUCAS CPR Device that they received through MABAS.

The Mendota Fire Department will be holding a fundraiser on Saturday, February 4th at 1 PM at the Moose Lodge in Mendota. Their annual card party returns with dinner, a Vegas Night and a live band. Tickets are $6.

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