Fire committee approves ambulance replacement and station alerting upgrade
August 02, 2026 | Palatine, Cook County, Illinois
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The Palatine Fire Policy & Community Information Committee recommended approval of two fire department purchases for placement on the council consent agenda: a replacement ambulance and a sole‑source station alerting enhancement.
The fire chief said ambulance fleet policy is to run apparatus eight years on frontline service and two years in reserve and described the 2007 vehicle as worn with about 110,000 miles. On the alerting equipment, the chief said the timers provide a real‑time measure of turnout time by counting seconds between tone and bay‑door exit; the devices have been effective in other Northwest Central Dispatch agencies. The committee approved both items to be included on the consent agenda.
The fire chief said ambulance fleet policy is to run apparatus eight years on frontline service and two years in reserve and described the 2007 vehicle as worn with about 110,000 miles. On the alerting equipment, the chief said the timers provide a real‑time measure of turnout time by counting seconds between tone and bay‑door exit; the devices have been effective in other Northwest Central Dispatch agencies. The committee approved both items to be included on the consent agenda.
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