This department is pleased to announce that our new ambulance has been delivered by Greenwood Emergency Vehicles and placed in service as of April 3, at 4 P.M. This new ambulance will replace a 2007 GMC that will be now be utilized by our town’s Emergency Management Agency.
New “Medic 1” is a 2024 Ford F550. Classified as a Type 1 and Class I ambulance, our Firefighter/Paramedics will be able to continue to provide Advance Life Support when called upon. Designed by a working group lead by Lt. Benoit, this new ambulance was long anticipated after a supply chain delay related to the COVID-19 pandemic forced a 30-month waiting period.
To offset the total cost, a FEMA grant awarded to this department in the amount of $290,000 and this piece of apparatus is expected to serve our community for approximately 15 years.