The 1999 Pierce will run her last call soon. Tuesday, the Venice City Council voted to spend upwards of half a million dollars to purchase a new fire truck.
The next step may be rebuilding the place the new truck will park. Fire Station 1 is falling apart, literally.
"There's holes in the roof, there's lots of maintenance issues. I think rebuilding may be the way to go," says Collins.
Before that happens, City Councilman Cautero would like to see what it will take to get the Department up to shape.
"I recommended that the Council receive from the Fire Department and the city manager a comprehensive fire department reinvestment plan. That would include vehicles as well as facilities going forward," says Cautero.