Eastport Volunteer Fire Company Aquires 'New' Medic Unit for Annapolis
The organization was able to snag the ambulance free of charge from a nearby county that had it marked as surplus.
Annapolis Fire Department's newest ambulance took to the streets on Monday thanks to the Eastport Volunteer Fire Company. "This unit also gives us some much needed added depth in our medic unit fleet. Our medic units are very busy and are run hard," Annapolis Fire Chief David Stokes said. "The vehicles themselves are quite complex and the electronic medical gear installed in them is also very sophisticated. As a result, they require more maintenance and experience comparatively more ‘down’ time than our fire apparatus.” The organization acquired the 2003 International Navistar for free from a Maryland county after the vehicle was declared surplus in October. The donating county asked to remain anonymous, Eastport officials said. Fire …
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Albert Kirchner
9:55 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The answer is that I asked the reporter that it remain anonymous, and not the county that excessed the unit. I did this simply to prevent the agency from being inundated with inquiries. The vehicle is 10 years old and had over 100K miles on it--very old for an ambulance in a suburban service setting and generally considered near the end of its service life. It took our investment of almost $20K … more ›