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CITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS <br />1992 BUDGET <br />.DEPARTMENT: Fire and Rescue <br />ACTIVITY: Five Year Capital Improvement Plan <br />ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: This section provides capital expenditures of the <br />volunteer fire department. <br />ANALYSIS/COMMENTS: It is recommended that an emergency vehicle be removed <br />as a main service provider after 20 years of service. The current <br />ladder/pumper truck is scheduled for replacement in 1992 with a modern <br />telesquirt truck. This is a truck with an automatic aerial ladder with a <br />water sprayer attached. This will allow water to be sprayed onto a fire <br />without running hoses and the manual lifting of ladders. This is a much <br />safer way to fight fires. Four inch hose is a new item. Currently the <br />city has no 4" hose which the fire chief recommends having. The self- <br />contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) is replacement of older equipment. <br />Miscellaneous equipment includes replacement of bunker pants, air chisel, <br />hose, and some air tanks. <br />The new fire truck's impact on future expenditures is unknown at this <br />time. However, it could cut the city's workers' compensation premium in <br />the future. <br /> <br /> <br />