We wanted to show some love for our Maintenance Division because they certainly deserve it! Firefighting apparatus and equipment play a critical role in #firefighting.
Our maintenance group upkeeps the entire #LFD fleet and all the tools essential to public safety. Composed of 3 full-time employees – all certified firefighters, the division makes sure all equipment is up to #NFPA and #DOT specifications.
This can range from breathing apparatus to our 80,000 lbs. tower trucks.Uniquely, they also fabricate and install equipment to the rescue trucks in-house.
Through this process, they turn a plain pickup truck into the outfitted rescue vehicles you see around town. Handling these modifications internally saves taxpayers up to $50,000 per rescue truck.
The Lakeland Fire Department is fortunate to have these experts as part of our team. Through their work, we can keep our #firefighters adequately equipped and our public safe.
