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Capital Improvement Project 2026 through 2030 PROJECT # CW-362 PROJECT NAME: #632 (#619) 16 Ford Interceptor Project Year: 2026 Department: Fire Program: Citywide Project Type: Vehicles Useful Life (Years): 5 Contact Person: Project Description: This 2016 Ford was moved from the Police Fleet to the Fire Fleet. This squad is used by the Fire Lieutenant as an on-call fire officer vehicle. This vehicle has 150,000 miles. Project Justification: Emergency vehicles are regularly driven at the upper performance levels. Vehicles with over 100,000 miles are more likely to have transmission, suspension, and engine problems. Each of these repairs increases the cost per mile to operate the vehicle. Peak mechanical and structural condition of performance-driven emergency vehicles is essential to ensure the safety of the public and firefighters. Fire Officers are expected to respond to emergencies quickly, with constant due regard for public safety. As such, our emergency vehicles cannot fail. With vehicle age, comes increased risk to the driver and public due to mechanical wear, weathering from exterior parking/storage, and the effects of prolonged salt exposure. Fire command vehicles often need to idle when in-service and not parked in an area with shore power due to the temperature sensitive medical equipment and supplies the officers carry, as well as to ensure adequate charging of the squad computer. According to General Motors (2022 Chev Tahoe owner's manual, pg. 391 - extended idle use) each hour of idling is equal to 33 miles. A five-year-old squad car which has approximately 5,900 idle hours, equates to approximately 194,700 additional miles added to the vehicle. Funding Sources FY2026 FY2027 FY2028 FY2029 FY2030 Total Capital Equipment Replacement Fund (402) $85,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $85,500 Total $85,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $85,500 Expenditures FY2026 FY2027 FY2028 FY2029 FY2030 Total Capital Equipment $85,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $85,500 103 Page 217 of 406