DATE OF INCIDENT: 2/24/2009
INCIDENT TYPE: Information
INCIDENT ADDRESS: 44 W Riverside
CITY: Spokane
STATE: WA
ZIP: 99201
NARRATIVE: The Spokane Fire Department has taken delivery of two of the four new Pierce Fire Engines purchased nearly a year ago. The Engines were purchased with funds from the citizen-supported 1999 Bond Issue as well as dollars earned/recovered from the sale of previous fire stations. The total of four engines will assist replace existing in-service apparatus that are 30 years old (American LaFrance Engines built in 1978/1979).
The Engines were purchased from Pierce Manufacturing in Wisconsin at a cost of approximately $481,000 per engine. The Engines are designed to respond to All-Risk Situations such as EMS, Fire, Hazardous Material and Special Operations incidents and safely transport a company of four firefighters to the emergency. The design and unit specifications for the fire engines came from a cross-section of Spokane Firefighters that routinely use the equipment. The Engines are currently at SFD's Maintenance Shop where they will undergo significant additions of medical and fire equipment, communications and additional gear necessary to deliver service to Spokane's residents.
PROBABLE CAUSE: N/A
DAMAGE EXTENT: N/A
DOLLAR LOSS:
FIREFIGHTER RESPONSE:
MUTUAL AID: None Given
For more information on this release, please call (509)625-7002 and/or check out the SFD Blog at www.spokanefire.blogspot.com
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