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Lakeville fire and EMS outline ambulance, truck and monitor plans amid long lead times
Summary
Fire and EMS officials told the capital committee that ambulances and apparatus face long lead times and rising costs; the chief recommended staged timing and noted a vendor offer to replace three cardiac monitors for a net $100,000 after trade‑ins and prior allocations.
Fire Chief O'Brien briefed the Capital Expenditures Committee on the department's equipment strategy, saying inflation on emergency apparatus has pushed prices and lead times well beyond past experience. "Our newest ambulance that was put in service this past spring, it already has 40,000 miles on it," he said, noting delivery lead times of up to two years and an example ARPA‑funded ambulance that…
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