Council authorizes replacement specialty fire apparatus, citing steep terrain and mutual‑aid needs
San Rafael council approved purchase and supplemental appropriation for a specialty four‑wheel‑drive fire apparatus with a 500 gpm pump and 500‑gallon tank to serve steep roads and mutual‑aid responses; staff said purchase price plus outfitting is $817,000 from the vehicle replacement fund.
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Fire Chief Abe Roman described the specialty apparatus requested for replacement and the operational need in San Rafael’s steep and trail‑access areas. “It's got a 500 gallon per minute pump, 500 gallons of water, and can navigate those steep, roads that no other apparatus could,” he said, explaining the apparatus will allow crews to access and suppress fires in undeveloped roads and trails where larger engines cannot travel.
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