| Another round of new apparatus arrive |
| Mon. Jan 21st 2008 |
Another round of new fire apparatus has arrived from Rosenbauer in South Dakota. The new appartaus are:
Engine 22 (District 1, Algodones)
Tender 28 (District 16, La Madera)
Engine 46 (District 11, Regina)
Engine 48 (District 15, Torreon, going to storage until station is built)
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| New Radio ID Change moved to February 2008 |
| Wed. Dec 19th 2007 |
The planned change of all unit designations within the Sandoval County Fire Department has been moved to February 1, 2008. The main reason for the delay will allow for training of dispatchers and fire personnel on the new numbering system. With the new numbering system each fire apparatus in Sandova...
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| Five New Apparatus Arrive |
| Wed. Dec 12th 2007 |
Five new fire apparatus have arrived from Rosenbauer. The apparatus are currently being stored until training takes place in January. The apparatus that have arrived are:
Engine 25 for Pena Blanca
Engine 41 for Placitas
Tender 22 for Algodones
Tender 61 for Ponderosa
Tender 62 for Ponde...
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| Additions to Ponderosa and La Madera Fire Stations Completed |
| Fri. Sep 28th 2007 |
The one bay additions to both the La Madera and Canon fire stations were completed this week. These new bays will house new 3000 gallon tenders that are currently being built at the Rosenbauer Fire Truck Plant....
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| Temporary Santa Ana Fire Station in its Final Design Stage |
| Fri. Sep 28th 2007 |
The temporary Santa Ana Fire Station has been designed and will go out to bid in the near future. This station site will be only temporary until funding can be sought to build a permanent one. The station will be located near the Santa Ana Star Casino and will be part of County Fire District #1. One...
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| Torreon Fire Station in its Final Design Stage! |
| Fri. Sep 28th 2007 |
After three years of getting the proper documents in place and securing funding the Torreon Fire Station is in its final design stage. The department should be breaking ground on the station in the next coming months....
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| Algodones/ Santa Ana District #1 to get a Quint fire Apparatus |
| Fri. Sep 28th 2007 |
The Santa Ana Pueblo has ordered a quint through Rosenbauer. The quint will be leased to the County Fire Department and will be assigned to the new temporary Santa Ana Fire Station. A quint is a combination fire engine and ladder truck.
The quint will be equipped as follows:
400 gallons of water
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| Department to renumber fire stations and all apparatus |
| Fri. Sep 28th 2007 |
The County Fire Chief's Association voted 8 to 1 in favor of renumbering all County fire stations and apparatus at their September meeting. The Department has had several recent incidents where it has outgrown the existing numbering system. There are currently two engine one units...
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| New Deputy Chief of EMS |
| Tue. Sep 25th 2007 |
Greg Kotilla will start as the Deputy Chief of EMS, for the Sandoval County Fire Department on on October 8, 2007. Chief Kotilla, has been the Paramedic program director for the New Mexico State University Paramedic program at Alamogordo, for the past several years. Chief Kotilla has been a mem...
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