Quote: How are things doing in Houston? I understand that 7 EMS units were taken out of service this past winter, Have they been put back in service yet or are they still out of service.?
I also heard that the City was implementing a three stage "brownout plan" , where the higher the stage number the more fire companies would be taken out of service or " browned out".
I also understand that you had received some Aerial Ladders from Spartan Erv and that you had also ordered a new Tower Ladder.
Has the Tower Ladder been put in service yet? What Truck company is it assigned to?
I suppose that now you will have a spare Tower Ladder in Houston?
- 7 EMS units were placed out of service and return as staffing permits on a daily basis, this will continue until our new budget year which starts on July 1st.
- Apparatus have been browned out based on daily staffing, and a formula negotiated with the city. The fire apparatus brown outs do not occur every day.
- 5 Ladders (16, 31, 46, 55, 74) and 5 Engines (33, 68, 73, 74, 82) all 2013 Spartan ERV
- In production is a Spartan ERV Tower (RM), 4 Spartan ERV Pumpers, 3 Ferrara Ladders and a Ferrara Rehab Truck. The tower is on the Spartan webpage due this summer and assignments have not been released.
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