The Fort Atkinson Fire Department is set to acquire two new vehicles by the end of 2022 and another vehicle in 2024 as the department prepares to add EMS services at the start of 2023.
The purchases include a light rescue vehicle and associated equipment for $425,223, a used ambulance for $30,000 and a new ambulance for $263,448. All three purchases will be made using money already budgeted for the department.
During the meeting, Fire Chief Daryl Rausch said the department got rid of its previous heavy rescue vehicle in 2021 because it was in poor condition and unsafe.
While the city allocated funds to purchase a new rescue vehicle in 2023, Rausch said new chassis are difficult to obtain due to supply chain shortages and the earliest a new chassis can be acquired is 2024.