Amador County – The Ione City Council last week discussed the future of the city’s “Rescue 2” ambulance, which in some incarnation has served the city over the last 3 decades. City Manager Kim Kerr said the Amador Fire Protection District board of directors asked if Ione wanted to receive Rescue 2, but the board did not elaborate. Kerr said “this vehicle is our initial response on all medical calls.” It was mentioned in the 1983 documentation of the AFPD-Ione agreements, which AFPD “paid $2,200 a year for us to operate,” Kerr said, but it no longer is listed in that documentation. The vehicle carries a used “Jaws of Life” extrication tool, which was donated from surplus by Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department. Kerr said recent grant funding for Amador Fire Protection Authority to supply member fire departments with “Hurst” extrication tool kits did not include Ione Volunteer Fire Department, so the vehicle does not have any other tools. Kerr said she did “not know if they will be willing to donate (Rescue 2) outright,” but it has become “not appropriate for AFPD to pay for the vehicle.” Ione Fire Chief Ken Mackey said Rescue 2 is a brand new vehicle, and its back-up vehicle is “Rescue 6.” Rescue 6 “was Rescue 2 for 15 years,” Mackey said, and it “put in its battle time.” Rescue 6 is “put into service when Rescue 2 is being serviced for 1 hour to 2 days type of things,” he said. Kerr said they would like to keep the agreement with AFPD “as is,” or to “take over costs, operations and maintenance.” Kerr said the original value of the vehicle was $90,000, and it has an annual operational cost of $2,500. Mackey said it is a 2006 model and “we just hit 6,000 mile on it.” And “it doesn’t go on all the calls now.” The Rescue 2 unit’s coverage area was reduced and now responds only to calls in Ione. Kerr was hoping they could get the vehicle as a gift, the city could pay, or they could “work out a deal” with Amador Fire Protection District. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. -
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Amador County – The Ione City Council last week discussed the future of the city’s “Rescue 2” ambulance, which in some incarnation has served the city over the last 3 decades. City Manager Kim Kerr said the Amador Fire Protection District board of directors asked if Ione wanted to receive Rescue 2, but the board did not elaborate. Kerr said “this vehicle is our initial response on all medical calls.” It was mentioned in the 1983 documentation of the AFPD-Ione agreements, which AFPD “paid $2,200 a year for us to operate,” Kerr said, but it no longer is listed in that documentation. The vehicle carries a used “Jaws of Life” extrication tool, which was donated from surplus by Sacramento Metropolitan Fire Department. Kerr said recent grant funding for Amador Fire Protection Authority to supply member fire departments with “Hurst” extrication tool kits did not include Ione Volunteer Fire Department, so the vehicle does not have any other tools. Kerr said she did “not know if they will be willing to donate (Rescue 2) outright,” but it has become “not appropriate for AFPD to pay for the vehicle.” Ione Fire Chief Ken Mackey said Rescue 2 is a brand new vehicle, and its back-up vehicle is “Rescue 6.” Rescue 6 “was Rescue 2 for 15 years,” Mackey said, and it “put in its battle time.” Rescue 6 is “put into service when Rescue 2 is being serviced for 1 hour to 2 days type of things,” he said. Kerr said they would like to keep the agreement with AFPD “as is,” or to “take over costs, operations and maintenance.” Kerr said the original value of the vehicle was $90,000, and it has an annual operational cost of $2,500. Mackey said it is a 2006 model and “we just hit 6,000 mile on it.” And “it doesn’t go on all the calls now.” The Rescue 2 unit’s coverage area was reduced and now responds only to calls in Ione. Kerr was hoping they could get the vehicle as a gift, the city could pay, or they could “work out a deal” with Amador Fire Protection District. Story by Jim Reece This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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