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City of Lino Lakes - Capital Improvement Program <br /> <br />Capital Improvement Project <br />2023 through 2027 <br />PROJECT # CW-17 <br />PROJECT NAME: #T1 Fire Truck <br />Project Year: 2023 <br />Department: Fire <br />Program: Citywide <br />Project Type: Other Equipment <br />Useful Life (Years): 20 <br />Contact Person: Public Safety Director <br /> <br />Project Description: <br />Station #1 Tender <br />Project Justification: <br />Both of our Tenders have been proposed for replacement since 2016. The City has invested in minor refurbishment with <br />both these trucks to attempt to extend the life of these trucks. Currently, in 2023 both apparatuses are 30 years old. <br />NFPA 1901(National Fire Protection Association) Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus clearly outlines the concerns with <br />operating apparatus that are over 20 years in age. The major concerns with personnel safety, neither apparatus have air <br />bags to protect the occupants. They only offer limited protection with seat belts. The apparatus does not have crash <br />avoidance systems or cameras to assist the driver with operating in traffic. The interior of the cab is steel with minimal <br />padding to protect the occupants from crashes. The current fire pumps on both trucks are rated at 250 gallons per <br />minute far below the ISO (Insurance Services Office) minimum requirement of 750 gallons per minute. This makes our <br />fire pumps on these apparatuses obsolete by today's standard. <br /> <br />In our last ISO rating, in 2018, both of these trucks received a zero for apparatus score as a fire apparatus. By replacing <br />both apparatus with Pumper / Tenders we would be able to obtain the maximum ISO points for a fire engine. Although <br />both of these trucks appear to be in very good condition, they have significant rust to the frame and undercarriage. <br />Another area of great concern is failure of major components of the vehicle. <br /> <br />We recently had a PTO (Power Take Off) with severe oil leaks. The PTO housing needed to be replaced because of a <br />crack. After contacting the manufacturer, it was found that the part was no longer available. After several hours of <br />searching for a used part, EAM (Emergency Apparatus Maintenance) was able to find a new housing in Atlanta. If this <br />part would not have been found, our truck would have been out of service. The apparatus engine and transmission are <br />no longer produced. <br /> <br />Shortly after the City took procession of these trucks from Centennial Fire District, while in training the driver of one of <br />the trucks experienced a catastrophic failure of a steering tire. This required replacement of both front spindles and <br />wheels. Replacements were not available. When this tire failed, it also caused damage to the hood and fender assembly <br />of the truck. New parts were not available, I was able to find the same hood in a salvage yard. That hood was purchased <br />and the repairing body shop used parts from the used hood to repair our hood. This was in 2016, if either truck was 48