“Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.” — Boyd K. Packer BULLHEAD CITY — The Bullhead City Fire Department simply does not have the latter option, when it comes to fire engines. But with the cost of a new engine at about $600,000 and the fund from which such apparatus…
The word is getting out! Lake Travis Fire Rescue was featured in The Statesman for their ongoing fleet refurbishment program through Firetrucks Unlimited. The district has developed a mixed approach for maintaining the fleet, which includes refurbishment, purchasing newly built demo units and new trucks. This approach is estimated to save the district about $4…
Scott Lewis, chief of Pahrump Valley (NV) Fire & Rescue, knew he had a problem when one of his first-due pumpers, blew an engine and went out of service. He turned to Firetrucks Unlimited to help him figure out if it could be repaired at reasonable cost or would have to be replaced. The answer—replacement…
CEDAR CITY — Someone calling for an ambulance is likely having one of the worst days of their life, and ambulance crews work to make patients and families as comfortable as possible. “I could tell you story after story after story of families we have served in the most intimate way,” said Iron County…
Saving taxpayer money by refurbishing fire trucks By Joe Bartels, Reporter “Fire departments need reliable trucks and ambulances to get to life-and-death situations. While budgets have been slashed during the Great Recession, the desperate calls for help haven’t stopped. Some departments in the Las Vegas valley have a difficult decision to make whether to buy…
