Chief presents draft ambulance replacement schedule; commissioners weigh costs and remount options

May 11, 2026

Fire Chief Stephens proposed a draft ambulance replacement policy that would rotate frontline ambulances approximately every four years (about 240,000 miles), moving older chassis to reserve. Commissioners asked for time to consider budget impacts; no policy adoption occurred.

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Fire Chief Stephens presented a draft replacement policy for ambulances recommending a four-year rotation (roughly 240,000 miles) that would move older frontline chassis into reserve rather than immediate disposal.

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