Horry County Fire Rescue to replace one-third of fleet
By Jason M. Rodriguez, The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) | |
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"We have 11 pumpers that are over 20 years old," Crosby said. "We're talking about buying replacements for those and we're talking about buying ladder trucks, which are all over 16 years old, which is a problem for meeting national standards. There are four of those.
"The others are tankers that will improve our water availability in rural areas, because that's a big number in your ISO for that."
ISO ratings come from a formula used by insurance adjusters who consider things like proximity to water access and fire stations, as well as age of fire equipment, when determining the cost of homeowner's insurance.
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"If we don't have these things in place dictated by the ISO at that time, everybody's insurance is going to raise," Lazarus said. "Then we hit our people twice. We hit them with a raise in insurance and we hit them with a raise in millage."
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"I don't approve of buying all that equipment all at one time,"
Crosby said this first round of purchases is part of an 18-year plan where the county will replace one-third of its fleet every six years.
"Even though that's a huge number, you have to remember we have 43 stations," Crosby said. "That's one-third of our fleet. It's not like we're replacing the whole fleet at once. We're not spending all the money available."
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