The San Antonio Fire Department is phasing out some of its older ambulances with newer models, designed with the help of the men and women who will use them.
Between the already-delivered 18 ambulances in the fiscal 2018 budget and the 21 more in fiscal 2019's budget, the Fire Department will have enough new ambulances to fill its full-time fleet, plus a few to be used during peak hours.
Fire Chief Charles Hood said the department's paramedics are the ones that basically designed the units. The new ambulances will include technology like UV germicidal lights, power-loading systems for patients and anti-theft systems.
"I would consider it one of the finest ambulances that any metro fire department in the country has," Hood said at a media event Wednesday.