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Hall County mum on deal over firetruck involved in July 22 accident
Lawsuit concerns keep Hall from releasing info on purchase of faulty vehicle
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The ladder truck that malfunctioned during a training exercise last month and injured three Hall County firefighters was inspected by an asset protection solutions group and signed off on by a battalion chief, but Hall County officials have declined to share any communication among themselves about the truck. An inspection on the 2006 Sutphen ladder truck was performed by MISTRAS, which presented a certificate of its inspection March 28. In an inspection report by MISTRAS obtained by The Times, a comment is made that “2nd section cables [retract] need adjustment.”