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Kings County donates 1998 engine to College of Sequoias for training
Summary
The Board approved donation of a retired 1998 Freightliner engine (Engine 24) to the College of Sequoias for use in the collegetraining program; the college will assume ownership, maintenance and insurance.
Kings County supervisors on Aug. 12 approved donating Engine 24, a 1998 Freightliner type-1 fire engine, to the College of Sequoias for use in the college's training programs.
Fire Chief John Chamberlin described the truck as a 27-year-old apparatus that was taken out of frontline service earlier this year after the estimated repair costs exceeded its remaining value—Chamberlin said the county estimated the vehicle's remaining value at roughly $5,000. He cited National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) guidance on apparatus service life and said frontline apparatus typically have 10 to 15 years of frontline service plus several years as reserve units; Engine 24 had exceeded that timeframe.
Under the agreement described at the meeting, College of Sequoias would assume ownership, maintenance and insurance for the engine. The county would repurpose the apparatus for training rather than sending it to auction as scrap. Chamberlin said the college would house the engine at Station 4 near the departmenttraining tower and use it for student instruction and curriculum delivery.
Board members moved to accept the donation and the clerk recorded the roll-call vote. The motion passed unanimously.
The donation shifts maintenance and insurance responsibility off the county budget and provides a training asset for the college and for the countytraining partnership.
