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Aberdeen approves remount of damaged ambulance and contingency fund transfer to restore five-unit EMS fleet
Summary
After a Feb. 18 collision damaged a 2013 Horton ambulance and reduced the fleet to four units, the council approved remounting the damaged vehicle using Premier Specialty Vehicles' gas-chassis quote of $212,780 (preferred for fleet consistency) and authorized a contingency transfer; staff said a diesel option was cheaper ($183,968) but lacked required safety equipment.
Fire Chief Joel reported that a Feb. 18 collision seriously damaged a 2013 F550 Horton ambulance, reducing the City of Aberdeen’s advanced-life-ambulance fleet from five to four units and creating a risk to timely 911 response. Chief Joel said the department solicited three quotes to remount the damaged unit and evaluated bids on cost, delivery time, chassis type, operational continuity and…
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