Delray Beach is replacing its fire truck with one similar to this one. Other cities in South Florida use these trucks, such as the city of Tamarac in Broward County. Photo provided
Delray Beach city commissioners approved the purchase of a new $1.4 million fire truck to replace a truck that was struck by a Brightline train on Dec. 28. The new Pierce Enforcer 75-foot ladder truck was to be delivered within a few weeks of the purchase.
“This truck is ready to go,” Public Works Director Missie Barletto said. “It is actually sitting in Pompano Beach waiting to be delivered to us.”
Barletto said it often takes two or three years for a municipality to go from ordering to receiving a new fire truck, but another customer decided it didn’t want the Enforcer, making it available now.
The city is funding the purchase through a combination of sources, including $136,278 from insurance proceeds for the destroyed truck, a $244,000 transfer from the city’s capital improvement fund, and $1,025,586 from a capital lease program.
The truck struck by the train was a 2009 aerial bucket truck with a 104-foot ladder. It had more than 100,000 miles on it and was scheduled for replacement in the next fiscal year.
— John Pacenti
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