BFPD FY26 GFOA Budget - Flipbook - Page 147
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2026 Overview
Type: Ambulance
Department: Fleet
Useful Life: Front-line 6 years, reserve 3
years
Category: Vehicle Repairs & Replacements
Contact: Deputy Chief Becker
Description:
Based on its detailed replacement schedule, the District is procuring an Osage ambulance for
frontline use in 2026. This is to replace a reserve vehicle that is no longer fit for service based on
NFPA and relevant safety standards. Total cost includes an Osage ambulance, Stryker
equipment, stairchair, stretcher, Technimount, Knox vault, and miscellaneous equipment and
supplies. Budgeted cost is $447,000.
Justification:
In order to remain in compliance with NFPA Standards, staff budgets vehicle replacements to
coincide with front-line & retirement schedules. 1 Ensuring all front-line vehicles are up to
necessary safety standards is critical to service delivery and the safety of both
firefighter/paramedics and those being treated. This budget item is in alignment with the
following high priority strategic goal: Efficiently Managed Resources -> long term financial
sustainability
Budget Impact/Other:
Per GFOA best practices, operating impacts may be classified into one of three elements (or a
combination of the three) based on the nature of the purchase: 1) increased revenues, 2)
increased expenditures, and 3) additional cost savings. The procurement of a new ambulance will
incur additional expenditures at the time of purchase (one-time cost) and provide the District
additional cost savings incrementally after purchase. This coincides with regular maintenance
costs, as well as a reduction in liability incurred through old or unreliable vehicles.
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NFPA 1911 Standard for Inspection, Maintenance, Testing, and Retirement of In-Service Emergency Vehicles
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