Over the past year the Fire Department has been selling some older fire trucks, specifically pumpers from 1988 and 1989. The trucks are being sold to make way for newer pumpers. The last of the older pumpers was sold a month or so ago to the Hokah Fire Department. Hokah is down in the southeastern part of the state. The Hokah Fire Department is a smaller rural agency that serves a large geographic area, not uncommon in more rural settings. The designated decision makers from Hokah came here in November to look our truck over and were impressed by the excellent condition it was in. The excellent condition is due to two main groups of people, the firefighters and our fleet mechanic staff.
Taking great care of our assets is a primary responsibility of all city staff, and this was a clear case of getting more value from our used fire truck due to the commitment to good public stewardship by everyone that uses or services the trucks in our fleet. Below is an article from the local newspaper detailing the transaction between our two cities. The article below, came to me today along with a “Thank you” card signed by the entire Hokah Fire Department. If you enlarge the picture, you can see where I underlined the reference to the Eden Prairie Fire Department.
