City fire dept. examines truck fleet
NORWICH – In the public works and public safety meeting immediately following the Common Council session on Thursday night, Chief Joseph Angelino gave his report on the four standard fire trucks operating in the Norwich Fire Department. “In the next year, we will need to replace two engines,” Angelino said.
Angelino, pulling double duty as police and fire chief after the July retirement of Chief John Tighe, discussed each of the four trucks in detail, explaining to the public works committee the problems with each. The first truck, number 231, is a 1981 model. According to Angelino, the truck is currently unable to pump water, but it can be repaired. The cost to fix the truck would be between $9,300 and $9,800. “It would be a good investment to repair this truck,” Angelino said.
The second truck, number 232, was purchased new in 1987. It is currently in use, but it has a cracked head in the engine. Angelino said the crack is sealed, so the truck will run; however this truck also failed the pump test. “The truck can’t maintain the high idle necessary to pump water,” Angelino told the committee.
The third truck, number 233, is a 1978 Mac truck. “If I could find 1978 Mac’s used, I would buy them,” Angelino said. “According to the maintenance report, this truck has never broken down.” The truck runs well and pumps as well as it did when it was new; however the body is rotting off of the truck. According to the chief, plywood has been placed over holes in the floor boards, and in some places, the decal is all that is holding the metal together.
The fourth truck is the newest. Number 234 is a 2001, and is currently in Syracuse having the engine rebuilt. The truck had not logged a large number of hours, so the cost of the repairs will be shared by the city and the manufacturer. The city will only be responsible for the cost of labor.
Angelino explained to the committee that trucks built after 2006 will be much more expensive because of the emissions controls being put on them. This is likely to raise the cost by $18,000 to $27,000 per unit. Angelino said the truck committee will continue looking at 2006 chassis to try to avoid this cost increase.
Angelino, pulling double duty as police and fire chief after the July retirement of Chief John Tighe, discussed each of the four trucks in detail, explaining to the public works committee the problems with each. The first truck, number 231, is a 1981 model. According to Angelino, the truck is currently unable to pump water, but it can be repaired. The cost to fix the truck would be between $9,300 and $9,800. “It would be a good investment to repair this truck,” Angelino said.
The second truck, number 232, was purchased new in 1987. It is currently in use, but it has a cracked head in the engine. Angelino said the crack is sealed, so the truck will run; however this truck also failed the pump test. “The truck can’t maintain the high idle necessary to pump water,” Angelino told the committee.
The third truck, number 233, is a 1978 Mac truck. “If I could find 1978 Mac’s used, I would buy them,” Angelino said. “According to the maintenance report, this truck has never broken down.” The truck runs well and pumps as well as it did when it was new; however the body is rotting off of the truck. According to the chief, plywood has been placed over holes in the floor boards, and in some places, the decal is all that is holding the metal together.
The fourth truck is the newest. Number 234 is a 2001, and is currently in Syracuse having the engine rebuilt. The truck had not logged a large number of hours, so the cost of the repairs will be shared by the city and the manufacturer. The city will only be responsible for the cost of labor.
Angelino explained to the committee that trucks built after 2006 will be much more expensive because of the emissions controls being put on them. This is likely to raise the cost by $18,000 to $27,000 per unit. Angelino said the truck committee will continue looking at 2006 chassis to try to avoid this cost increase.
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