Our Apparatus

The Importance of an Up-to-date Vehicle

The biggest reason to have and maintain up-to-date vehicles is safety, first and foremost. Fire apparatus has an average life span of around 20 years. Updated fire trucks have the newest safety features that can keep us safe.

Here are some of these features:

1. An electronic pump panel that allows firefighters to safely operate different hose lines from a single truck by automatically adjusting the flow between the different lines. This is usually done by a preset flow and depends on the intake from the water source. This used to be done manually with the older apparatus and required a dedicated qualified pump operator who had to manually adjust each discharge and intake numerous times during an incident.
2. Integrated safety features such as door and compartment sensors, 360-degree camera features, low water alarms, and much more.
3. New apparatus is less likely to need constant maintenance. Once the apparatus gets to the 15-year life mark they should be updated. Apparatus older than 15 years are more likely to need constant repair and maintenance.

The yearly maintenance on a new truck is around a few thousand dollars a year whereas an older truck can range from $10k - $25k a year for each truck.