SIOUX CITY FIRE RESCUE HAS ADDED FIVE NEW VEHICLES TO ITS RESPONSE FLEET.
THE BIGGEST ADDITION IS AN AERIAL TRUCK WHICH WILL BE RUN OUT OF STATION 3 NEAR GREENVILLE.
ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF ROBERT WILSON SAYS THE NEW TRUCK IS FIVE FEET SHORTER THAN ITS PREDECESSOR, BUT HAS A LOT OF UPGRADES, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE A 1000 GALLONS OF WATER PER MINUTE THROUGH THE AERIAL NOZZLE:
NEW FT2 OC……….CAB ITSELF. ;17
THERE’S ALSO NEW POWERFUL L-E-D LIGHTING FOR NIGHT MISSIONS TO LIGHT UP THE SCENE.
THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ADDED FOUR NEW ALL WHEEL DRIVE AMBULANCES.
E-M-S DIRECTOR JIM HADEN SAYS THEY WILL BE USED AS RESERVE VEHICLES OR WHEN THE FOUR PRIMARY AMBULANCES ARE UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE:
NEW FT3 OC……….CREW INSIDE. ;17
MAYOR PRO-TEM DAN MOORE SAYS THE NEW VEHICLES REPRESENT A MAJOR INVESTMENT BY THE CITY IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY:
NEW FT1 OC………AS POSSIBLE. :24
THE NEW TRUCK IS EXPECTED TO SERVE OVER 15 YEARS WITH ANOTHER 15 AS A RESERVE VEHICLE.
THE NEW AMBULANCES SHOULD MEET OR EXCEED AT LEAST TEN YEARS OF USE.
