The Riverside County (Calif.) Sheriff’s Department put into service a new helicopter in late October and will have another new one in a few weeks, boosting its air fleet to six helicopters.
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The bid asks for traditional fire trucks capable of carrying firefighters, water, hoses, ground ladders, and tools as well as being able to pump water, according to city leaders.
Read More →Fort Bend County, Texas, is updating its fleet with 72 replacement vehicles and adding 21 new ones, increasing its fleet size to more than 700 vehicles.
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The aging New Orleans Fire Department fleet has come under increased scrutiny, following several vehicle breakdowns that stranded firefighters heading to calls.
Read More →The City of Melbourne, Fla., increased its property tax rate 10% to help fund the first year of a multi-year replacement plan for public safety vehicles.
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The Detroit Police Department has begun refurbishing decade-old patrol cars with the goal of returning 40 of these haggard vehicles to the streets.
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The City of Prattville, Ala., council has voted to borrow $1.36 million to purchase sanitation equipment in order to replace the city’s aging garbage trucks.
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Union officials and firefighters for the Philadelphia Fire Department described frequent vehicle breakdowns in their aging fleet, including one example of an ambulance bursting into flames, in an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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The New York State Police plan to remove higher-mileage patrol vehicles as a response to a complaint filed by the agency's troopers that the vehicles continuously break down.
Read More →Lackawanna County (Penn.) has entered into a lease agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management for 100 of its 107 vehicles to replace county-owned cars, trucks, and vans within the next five years.
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