Bridgeport (WV) Adds Two Vehicles to Fleet

An additional ambulance and a replacement fire truck has joined the Bridgeport fleet, reports 5 WDVT.

The vehicles cost about $1 million. The addition of the two new vehicles will enable the department to better serve the community.

The department now has three ambulances; two which respond and one which serves as a reserve, two fire engines, one based at the sub-station in White Oaks and the other at the Main Street station, a 100-foot platform ladder truck based at the sub-station, a 75-foot quint which serves as combination ladder/pumper combination; based on Main Street and a heavy duty rescue squad used to respond to car accidents.

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