BARTLETT — The Bartlett Fire Department is one of five Granite State agencies to receive a wildland firefighting vehicle from the Federal Excess Personal Property Program through the state Forest Protection Bureau, and town officials are hopeful it can last as long as the vehicle it is replacing.
The last one the department got from the program was a 1957 Dodge, and was returned just two years ago.
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