Two new support vehicles delivered to Amherstburg Fire Department
- Ron Giofu
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A pair of new support vehicles are now part of the Amherstburg Fire Department’s fleet.
The two new vehicles arrived at Amherstburg Fire Station #1 early last Thursday afternoon. Deputy fire chief Ron Meloche accepted the keys from representatives of Dependable Emergency Vehicles.
“This was council-approved in the 2025 budget,” said Meloche. “Dependable Emergency Vehicles were successful in their bid.”
Dependable Emergency Vehicles is based out of Brampton and is in its 50th anniversary.
Meloche said the outgoing trucks will still be used by the Town of Amherstburg. The older trucks will be repurposed and used by the public works and water divisions. The current trucks are from 2018.
“They are in good condition. They’ll serve for a number of years in public works before they will have to be retired,” said Meloche.
The cost of the new trucks was roughly $232,000 each before tax. Meloche said they should be in service soon.
“There’s a little more outfitting we’ve got to do in the next few weeks,” said Meloche. “Hopefully they will be in service by mid-December.”
The support vehicles will help transport firefighters to calls and also carry tools and equipment needed, such as rescue equipment, tools and other needed supplies. They can also tow the rehab and water rescue trailers.
“We can only put so much on a fire truck,” he said. “There is significantly more storage space in them. They are more versatile, it’s easier to access equipment and we’re still able to transport firefighters as required.”
The two support vehicles are identical, Meloche added with compartments featuring trays that can be slid in and out of the vehicles. He said they are larger than the outgoing support vehicles, but pointed out the fire department is going from three support vehicles to two as there will be two stations in operation once the new fire hall is complete and stations one and three merge.
The new support vehicles were ordered in the Spring.
Two new support vehicles delivered to Amherstburg Fire Department
By Ron Giofu