The county will start looking for a project architect on Aug. 1, and a 10-month construction schedule is expected to begin in May or June of next year.

In the meantime, Hahn and her three female colleagues on the five-member county board — each of whom also donned Wonder Woman headbands during the July 11 board discussion — are pressuring county fire officials to redouble their efforts to recruit qualified female firefighters.

"Airports don't have fire hydrants on the airfield, which means ARFF must rapidly transport the necessary water supply directly to an emergency and this top-of-the-line response vehicle further enhances the safety of our passengers," said Charles Everett, airport executive director.

The driver, 57-year-old Lizardo Alvarez, died at the scene.

"Standard acting procedures are to block the incoming traffic, so our drivers position our vehicles in a way to block traffic," said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Capt. Ernie Jillson.