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The Apparatus and Vehicle Maintenance
Section cares for all Boca Raton Fire-Rescue Services
apparatus. A full time Equipment Specialist and Vehicle
Technician, both ASE & EVT certified,
are responsible for maintaining the following:
- 2 Aerial
- Ladders (Top Right)
- 1 Aerial Platform
- 6 Pumpers (Top Left)
- 11 Mobile Intensive Care Units (Middle Left)
- 2 Brush/Airport crash trucks (Middle Right)
- 1 Special Operations vehicle
- Old Betsy
- The fleet of staff cars and utility vehicles. (Bottom)
- 1 Mobile Command Support Vehicle
This section tests all fire apparatus pumps and aerial ladders
annually in accordance with
National Fire Protection Association (N.F.P.A.) and Insurance
Service Office (I.S.O) standards.
The equipment specialist and vehicle technician responsibilities
include developing
apparatus specifications, maintaining all of the small engines
and equipment, and the
design and fabrication of certain parts and devices carried
on each vehicle.
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