Achilles said as fire officials were recently reviewing costs affiliated with the renovation, they realized they failed to include alarm and sprinkler systems, something the Fire Department requires during review of all other new construction in the city.

The cost for those systems, the fire chief said, “was not within our budget.”

Achilles said he plans to ask the Fire Commission during its Tuesday meeting to use $134,000 of its inheritance from the late Geraldine Webber to install a new fire suppression and alarm system in the Pease fire house, as well as to buy a generator and lighting for a rescue truck.

The two-story fire station, operated by the Alameda County Fire Department, currently houses a single fire truck equipped with water, hose and emergency medical equipment, but it has a garage that can accommodate up to two firefighting and emergency response vehicles. The station also has individual sleeping rooms for the three crew members on duty at a time; a community meeting room; an exercise room; a full-size kitchen; and offices for fire crews.

Just last week the Fire Department used to drone to survey the water reservoir because of a reported oil spill. The drone helped determine the film-like layer over the water was only organic material, such as pollen, sitting on the water’s surface.

Last summer, the Fire Department used the drone to survey the severity of the drought and its impact on the Exeter River.

According to the department, it fell behind on payments on the truck and have not been able to catch up. Therefore, the holder of the note will take possession of the pumper truck unless the department can raise those funds.

The fire department set up a GoFundMe page to help them keep the truck.