
Houston City Council approved a $2 million contract with E-One, which covers OEM replacement parts and repair services for its fire trucks over three years with two one-year options.
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Five of the eight trucks in the city’s frontline fleet were more than 10 years old and two trucks in the reserve fleet were more than 20 years old.
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The Gainesville Volunteer Fire Department lost the last of its fire trucks in a building fire. It was already running on a limited fleet after being hit by a major flood last month.
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Gary Common Council (Ind.) approved $2.3 million to purchase five new fire trucks in an effort to replace the fire department's aging fleet.
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Polk County, Fla., will spend about $300,000 due to a structural flaw on all of its fire trucks. Commissioners voted to fix a loose suspension on all 12 of the county's trucks, at a cost of about $25,000 per truck.
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The City of Dayton, Ohio, will spend $1.2 million for its aging fire and medical services fleet in 2017. It will purchase at least two fire engines and a new medical transport unit.
Read More →Many of the New Orleans Fire Department's trucks are "outdated and broken" and need to be replaced, the head of the city's firefighting union said during a presentation to the city's elected leaders.
Read More →The Napa Fire Department plans to use squad trucks for medical calls rather than larger fire engines to reduce wear and tear on its fire engines and extend the life of the pricier vehicles.
Read More →A city audit of the Hartford, Conn., Fire Department recommended the equipment maintenance division hand over duplicated functions to the Public Works garage located next door.
Read More →Spartan Emergency Response has secured a one-year contract with the City of Philadelphia to design and build Spartan pumpers.
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