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Inflation that has hit all segments of the population has also wrecked havoc with rescue and fire department budgets. A fully equipped, new fire truck that went for $4,500 in 1941 sells for between $40,000 and $60,000 today, according to Hobson. He reported that Sperryville’s new ambulance—“nothing real fancy”—cost $22,500
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