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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES COMMITTEE REPORT TO 2016 ATM
<br />Fire
<br />The Fire Department uses industry standards and its own experience to establish the replacement schedule
<br />for its capital equipment. Unlike many pieces of Town equipment, fire engines and medic trucks
<br />(rescue- ambulances) are partially custom -made and equipped, require very detailed specifications, and
<br />typically require many months between placing the order and the delivery and acceptance.
<br />The mission of the Fire Department in the 21st century has shifted beyond traditional firefighting to
<br />emergency services, homeland security, and community education —with our firefighters now being
<br />trained for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS). The equipment to
<br />perform these missions has changed with new technologies for firefighting and communications, yet the
<br />basic pumper truck, ladder truck, and rescue - ambulance are still essential to the mission.
<br />There are two FY2017 Capital requests by the Fire Department: Replacement of a ladder truck (see
<br />Article 10(r)) and the Public Safety Radio Stabilization, Phase II (see Article 10(s)).
<br />Lexington must continue to replace its aging equipment and retain back -up capacity. The table on the next
<br />page includes the forecasted need for replacing major capital vehicles in the current Department
<br />inventory.
<br />Major Capital Equipment
<br />The following is the current inventory of the Fire Department's major capital equipment'— ordered by the
<br />year of the currently projected replacement funding:
<br />Projected
<br />Replacement
<br />Funding
<br />ID
<br />Type
<br />Make
<br />Model Year
<br />Purchased
<br />Put -in- Service
<br />Date
<br />Originally
<br />Projected
<br />Useful Life
<br />(Years)
<br />Original Cost
<br />FY2017
<br />L -1
<br />Aerial
<br />Emergency
<br />One/ Cyclone
<br />2000
<br />June 2001
<br />20 2
<br />a
<br />$588,000
<br />Chevrolet/
<br />P'
<br />5
<br />FY2018
<br />M -09
<br />Ambulance
<br />Lifeline
<br />2009
<br />Jul 2009
<br />94
<br />$204,000
<br />FY2021
<br />M -12
<br />Ambulance
<br />Ford /Horton
<br />2012
<br />Mar 2012
<br />94
<br />$251,199 6
<br />FY2024
<br />E -3
<br />Pumper
<br />Emergency
<br />2004
<br />Jan 2005
<br />202
<br />$345,000
<br />One /Typhoon
<br />P'
<br />FY2024
<br />M -15
<br />Ambulance
<br />Ford /Horton
<br />2015
<br />Feb -15
<br />94
<br />$238,210
<br />FY2027
<br />E -2
<br />Pumper
<br />Ferrara/
<br />Intruder II
<br />2007
<br />Apr 2008
<br />202
<br />$389,000
<br />Emergency
<br />P 2
<br />8
<br />FY2033
<br />E -4
<br />Pumper
<br />One /Typhoon
<br />2013
<br />Mar 2014
<br />20
<br />$465,000
<br />FY2035
<br />E -1
<br />Pumper
<br />Emergency
<br />One /Typhoon
<br />2015
<br />Nov 2015
<br />20 2
<br />y
<br />$485,000
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<br />Includes ID series "E" (pumpers), "L" (ladder), & "M" (Medic)(M designation followed by vehicle year). Not included are ID
<br />series "C" (cars), "H" (trailer), "S" (service vehicles, including trailer), "F" (forestry) and a light unit as they are funded from
<br />the operating budget.
<br />2 The life span of these vehicles is based on 10 years of frontline service, and 10 years in reserve status.
<br />s As of Mar 2016, projected replacement cost in FY2017 is $875,000. Residual trade in value of current vehicle is expected
<br />to be used toward equipment for this vehicle.
<br />4 The life span of ambulances is based on 3 years of primary service, 3 years of secondary service, and 3 years in reserve.
<br />5 As of Mar 2016, projected replacement cost in FY2018 is - $280,000.
<br />6 Net cost was $241,199 ($251,199 less $10,000 for the trade -in for old M -3), but gross cost being listed as future status of a
<br />trade -in is unknown —plus its expected any purchase -8 years out will, as with all the other out -year purchases, be at a
<br />much higher cost.
<br />7 Net cost was $228,210 ($238,210 less $9,999 for trade -in 2006 Chevy).
<br />8 $485,000 was appropriated for FY2014 to replace E -2 that was plagued with serious mechanical issues. (See Committee's
<br />Report to the 2013 ATM, Article 10(a), for the background on that matter.) The legal action taken by the Town fora refund is
<br />been resolved. The replacement was purchased under the 23 Feb 2015 STM #2, Article 3, $500,000 appropriation for
<br />$415,000 ($465,000 less $50,000 for the trade -in of E -4 —a 2003 Ferrara /International pumper that had been purchased for
<br />$210,000 and put in service in Jul 2003). Approximately $20,000 of the FY2014 appropriation was spent for ancillary
<br />equipment for the new pumper. A rescission of $20,335 of the 23 Feb 2015 financing authorization is being requested at this
<br />Annual Town Meeting under Article 20 which closes out all the related funding.
<br />s Pumper was purchased using funds received in our legal settlement with Ferrera Fire Apparatus. Our 2010 Pumper was
<br />returned to the manufacturer.
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