Fire and Rescue Capital Equipment

Total Project Cost: $8.8M

Project Status: Continuing

Project Description

Purchase of new and/or replacement equipment for the nine (9) volunteer fire and rescue agencies throughout the county. One and a half (1.5) cents of the real estate tax is earmarked for fire and rescue capital needs.

Each year, equipment is purchased or replaced based on the needs of each agency. The Fire and Rescue CIP Committee recommends equipment purchases, which is then approved by the Fire Rescue Commission and then approved by the Board of Supervisors. Fire and Rescue CIP Committee guidelines for vehicle replacement are:

• Ambulance: $325,000 – replaced at 10 years/100,000 miles

• Brush Truck: $125,000 – replaced at 15 years

• Mini Pumper: $175,000 – replaced at 15 years

• Engine/Tanker: $725,000 – replaced at 20 years

• Response Vehicles: $60,000 – replaced at 7 years/60,000 miles

• Squads/Crash Trucks: $650,000 – replaced at 20 years

Funding Sources

• Cash-to-Capital - $8.8M

Project Milestones

The following equipment was purchased in FY 2022:

• Equipment and Upfitting for Elliston Fire Department trucks,

• Two Fire Trucks/Attack Vehicles for Riner Fire Department, and

• Ambulance purchase for Riner Rescue Squad.