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With an authorized staff of 18 personnel, the Fleet
Maintenance Division maintains a fleet in excess of 300 emergency and
support vehicles. Located at 4425 Dudley, McClellan, Ca., this modern
facility contains 28 functional work bays. The lion’s share of fleet
services and repairs are performed at this facility through emergency
repairs, regularly scheduled services/repairs and pump testing programs. A
Mobile Repair Program provides limited field repairs in an effort to reduce
inconvenience and down time to emergency apparatus.
Coordination and tracking of equipment status and
repairs is provided through an electronic database program. Because this
program documents all apparatus checks, real time status of all emergency
apparatus is available District wide at any time. All mechanical
deficiencies are reported electronically from station personnel to the Fleet
Maintenance Division’s staff through this program. Once received and
depending on its nature, a problem can be taken care of immediately, routed
to the Mobile Repair Program or deferred to regularly scheduled maintenance.
Containing a wealth of analytical tools, this program enhances staff’s
ability to access fleet status, repair/service trends, product performance,
etc. Documenting 38,000 individual apparatus checks per year, the Fleet
Maintenance Division processes an average of 30 reported mechanical problems
per day.
The Vehicle Replacement Master Plan projects the
District’s fleet replacement needs for the next twenty years. This plan is
reviewed and revised annually as each new budget is developed. Working
closely with the Operations Division, apparatus specifications are developed
and used to purchase apparatus that meets the mission of the District. |
