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On April 30, 2024 Albuquerque Fire Rescue placed three new engines into service with traditional push in ceremonies. The new trucks will be replacing aging apparatus at Engine 2, Engine 3 and Engine 7. The old engines, which are 12 years old, will remain in service as part of the reserve fleet. The new trucks are Pierce Enforcers, powered by L9 Cummins engines turning a 2000 gallon per minute pump and carry 500 gallons of water. The trucks continue with the clean cab concept that AFR has been utilizing since 2019.
Each of these engine companies respond to approximately 2,600 to 3,500 calls for service and drive about 20,000 miles every year. That equates to 30,000-40,000 calls responded to, and over 100,000 miles that the outgoing engines have accrued in the 12 years at their dedicated stations. New fire engines will help to improve in-service time and reduce operational costs for front line apparatus.
Funding for the new fire engines came from 2021 General Obligation Bonds. Each new engine cost $636,182. With a robust maintenance program, the ability to handle many repairs in house at AFR’s Fleet Facility, and crew’s dedication to taking care of the apparatus, AFR is seeing extended replacement intervals and in-service time than industry recommendations. These are important factors considering the ever-increasing cost and longer build times of new apparatus.
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