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<br /> <br /> <br />Capital Improvement Project <br />2026 through 2030 <br />PROJECT # CW-360 <br />PROJECT NAME: #628 2020 Ford Interceptor <br />Project Year: 2028 <br />Department: Fire <br />Program: Citywide <br />Project Type: Vehicles <br />Useful Life (Years): 5 <br />Contact Person: Fire Chief <br /> <br />Project Description: <br />Squad 628 is a 2020 Ford Interceptor that was moved from the Police Division’s fleet to the Fire Division’s fleet and <br />currently has 74,307 miles. This vehicle is assigned to the full time Fire Lieutenant/Fire Inspector. This vehicle is stationed <br />out of Fire Station 1. It carries supplies for Incident Command, basic life support, AED and Fire Investigations equipment. <br /> <br />Project Justification: <br />Emergency vehicles are regularly driven at upper performance levels. Vehicles with over 100,000 miles are more likely to <br />have transmission, suspension, and engine problems. Each of these repairs increases the cost per mile to operate the <br />vehicle. <br /> <br /> <br />Peak mechanical and structural condition of performance-driven emergency vehicles is essential to ensure the safety of <br />the public and firefighters. Fire Officers are expected to respond to emergencies quickly, with constant due regard for <br />public safety. As such, our emergency vehicles cannot fail. With vehicle age, comes increased risk to the driver and public <br />due to mechanical wear, weathering from exterior parking/storage, and the effects of prolonged salt exposure. <br /> <br /> <br />Fire command vehicles often need to idle when in-service and not parked in an area with shore power due to the <br />temperature sensitive medical equipment and supplies the officers carry, as well as to ensure adequate charging of the <br />squad computer. According to General Motors (2022 Chev Tahoe owner's manual, pg. 391 - extended idle use) each hour <br />of idling is equal to 33 miles. A five-year-old squad car which has approximately 5,900 idle hours, equates to <br />approximately 194,700 additional miles added to the vehicle. <br /> <br /> <br />133 <br />Page 247 of 406