EQUIPMENT NEW TRUCKS & EQUIPMENT In 2018, the BAFD set out to start purchasing a newly designed fleet of ambulances that would serve the citizens better and provide standardization across the department for our Firefighters. We are proud to say that the City Council has continued to support that effort by adding six of those new ambulances since 2018. Because of that support, we have been able to purchase three more ambulances set to be delivered early Spring 2022. We are even more excited that, most recently, the Council has approved an additional three ambulances to bring our new fleet to a total of twelve. In the last two fiscal years we have been able to outfit all ambulances with auto-cpr devices along with video laryngoscopes. The BAFD continues to innovate by improving equipment, vehicles, software, and response.
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BAFD has 40 frontline firefighters on duty at all times.
NEW TRAINING PROPS In early 2021, the Department took delivery of a live fire training trailer. This trailer was built by the company Fireblast Global and contains multiple exterior propane fueled training props. These props include a simulated car, dumpster, pressure vessel, gas meter, BBQ grill, as well as an overhead flange prop. The trailer and included props cost $114,000 and was paid for with funds collected from the Wagoner County Fire Tax. After delivery, the Fire Department trained all its members using the props, providing a realistic fire environment.
2021 Annual Report
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