The lack of trucks is the latest in a string of issues with fire department equipment and buildings that have alarmed firefighters’ associations and...
The city plans to rent ladder trucks because the fire department doesn’t have enough working vehicles in its fleet.Everton Bailey Jr.Dallas’ fire department is planning to rent trucks by the end of the month because it doesn’t have enough working vehicles in its fleet.
The department has spent nearly $74 million on 176 new vehicles over the past five years, including 17 new ladder trucks, according to the city. Jim McDade, the association’s president, said air-conditioning problems with most of the trucks have been fixed over time, but he estimated the department is still down around 10 mechanics.
A crack runs through an exterior brick wall at Dallas Fire-Rescue Station No. 11, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022 in Dallas.
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