Of the 310 vehicles damaged since the start of the George Floyd protests, 282 have been fixed up and put back into rotation while 14 had to be scrapped.
While many protesters have been peaceful, violence and vandalism erupted at some protests, causing damage to fleet vehicles — especially police cars.
A fire in October destroyed the City of Greensburg's public works garage as well as several vehicles.
A fire in the Town of Sodus, N.Y., destroyed a highway storage facility and four of the town’s seven snowplows.
Eight City of Augusta, Ga., fleet vehicles were totaled last week following heavy rains and flood that poured into the parking area of the fleet maintenance shop.
A fire began in a fire truck owned by the Mantua Township in New Jersey before spreading to other trucks parked in the town's public works lot.
A fire on Jan. 2 destroyed a Gibson Township, Pa., building, including three snow plow trucks — nearly half of the seven-truck fleet.
To date, the City of Port Arthur, Texas, has spent $4.9 million on vehicle and equipment replacements. In total, 55% of the fleet has been repaired and has been placed in service.
AAA offers advice on how to stay safe and avoid collisions in parking lots.
The City of Toppenish (Wash.) Public Works Building caught fire last week, leading to the loss of six city vehicles and various equipment.