Dallas Mayor Johnson4Dallas is sounding the alarm to Washington over a shortage of emergency vehicles.
Dallas Fire-Rescue rented two replacement aerial ladder trucks as an emergency measure with half a dozen frontline trucks and even backup trucks out of service.
One rented vehicle posted at Fire Station 50 in West Oak Cliff Friday was a 2006 model combination pumper and ladder truck that smaller fire departments might use instead of a true ladder truck that Dallas firefighters typically use. Johnson’s letter to Buttigieg said Fort Worth, Austin and Houston are having similar problems getting new vehicles and parts to keep old vehicles on the road.
“All I'm asking here is for the secretary to prioritize cities and local governments and others that have to provide for the physical safety of people. That has to be fundamental and has to come first,” Johnson said.“You might have six, eight, 10 officers really just sitting at the substation waiting for a car to show up so they can go into service,” Mata said.
Police officials Friday said many of the two dozen flooded police cars will be repaired by the end of the year, but there’s still an urgent need for replacements.
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