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Ukiah council approves urgent purchase and lease financing for two Type 1 fire engines
Summary
The Ukiah City Council approved adding an urgency item and authorized a lease-purchase financing arrangement to buy two Type 1 fire engines for the Ukiah Valley Fire Authority, citing rare availability, long lead times for custom builds and fleet-reliability needs.
The Ukiah City Council on June 18 approved placing an urgency item on the agenda and authorized the city manager to proceed with financing to buy two Type 1 fire engines for the Ukiah Valley Fire Authority.
City staff told the council the engines are a rare opportunity: they are “stock” build slots that the manufacturer has made available and can be customized to match the department’s specifications. City Manager staff said typical lead times for custom-built Type 1 engines can be roughly 50 months, and locking in a stock unit now would protect the city from future price increases and long delivery delays.
Eric Singleton, Battalion Chief, said the engines identified through Golden State/Pierce would be comparable to the department’s current first-out apparatus and that three build…
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