BULLHEAD CITY - The Bullhead City Fire Department simply does not have the latter option, when it comes to fire engines. But with the cost of a new engine at about $600,000 and the fund from which such apparatus would be paid for looking meager, department leaders had to search for another way to meet that need.
The
Mohave Daily News reported on the fire apparatus situation for Bullhead City (AZ) firefighters.
With the cost of a new engine at about $600,000 and the fund from which such apparatus would be paid for looking meager, department leaders opted to have a pumper truck, Engine 711, refurbished by Firetrucks Unlimited of Henderson, Nevada, according to the report.
The fire pump was replaced; the drivetrain components were rebuilt by their manufacturers, Detroit Diesel (engine) and Allison Transmission; and the interior cabin was upgraded and lighting on the truck replaced with LEDs.