The Flossmoor village board approved the purchase of a new Rosenbauer fire engine at the Dec. 15 board meeting. 

Assistant Fire Chief Matt Berk informed the trustees that the $1,002,813 purchase from Sentinel Emergency Solutions is being budgeted in FY 2028-29, but agreeing to the purchase now will save on expected cost increases. The village will be purchasing the engine through the Houston-Galveston Area Council cooperative.

Berk said the lead time on receiving the custom engine is between 36 and 48 months.

Part of the $1 million cost has an offset of $390,000 from the village’s sale of an engine earlier this year. The village’s final cost will be  $612,813.

“Once put into service, the new engine will offer over 20 years of reliable operation and is built to meet modern safety, performance, and National Fire Protection Association standards. Moving forward with this purchase now protects the village from rising future costs, ensures continuity of emergency services, and upholds the high operational standards our residents expect,” Berk said in his memo to the board.