Bristol emergency management unveils new UTV; staff says Green Lane flood gates will be installed soon

Bristol Borough’s emergency management reported on July 6 that the borough took delivery of a utility terrain vehicle (UTV) intended for event standby and emergency response. The speaker said the vehicle was funded through the Bucks County Redevelopment Authority and ’Parks Casino’ and is stationed at Hose Fire Company Station 52. Emergency-management staff said the UTV has already been used at seven events, helped extinguish one fire and supported a medical standby until an ambulance arrived.

Emergency-management staff said they have cross-trained borough and fire-company drivers to operate the vehicle and invited council members and the public to inspect it after the meeting.

Council members also asked for an update on proposed flood gates for the Green Lane underpass after recent flash-flooding events. A staff member relayed that Amanda (absent from the meeting) had informed the borough that the traffic engineer will meet the contractor next week to locate the gate positions and that the contractor will install them shortly thereafter; the staff member said the borough already physically has the gates on hand.

The transcript does not record exact installation dates, procurement documents, or the full funding breakdown for the UTV (beyond the funding sources named during remarks). Council and staff encouraged continued coordination among emergency management, the fire company and public works for deployment and flood response.