VIDEO: With one fire engine deemed irreparable and another on course to meet a similar fate if left in a state of consistent use, the Washington City Council approved the emergency purchase of a new fire engine Wednesday.
After reviewing a briefing document sent to them by Washington City Fire Chief Matt Evans that detailed the problems the Fire Department had been having with two of its four fire engines, the City Council voted to approve the $620,000 needed to buy a new one.
Within the document prepared by Evans, he outlined the three fire stations and four fire engines that presently serve Washington City’s fire safety needs. City fire stations are presently located on Buena Vista Boulevard (Station 61), Washington Dam Road (Station 62) and near Coral Canyon (Station 64). The latter is operated in partnership with the Hurricane Valley Fire District.