
A report by outlet VTDigger states a fear is beginning to materialize among snowplow crews statewide: if a whole crew were to be out sick with COVID-19 when a snowstorm hit, who would clear the roads?
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Modesto City Council (Calif.) approved $5.8 million to lease five pumper trucks and two tiller trucks at a meeting earlier this month. Replacement purchases were pushed back during the recession, and the average age of its fleet is 12 years, with the oldest vehicle 27 years old.
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A bid by San Diego's disgraced mayor to offer city ambulance service rather than allowing outsourced management by a private company has been shelved by the city's interim mayor.
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The City of Westminster, Colo., learned valuable lessons during a December 2006 storm event that severely tested the City’s emergency response and fleet maintenance teams. Teamwork and training were critical to a successful response.
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Winter storms, though routine in much of North America, are high-tempo, emergency operations for which government fleets must prepare and support.
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