NOPE.
The cost of a new FIRETRUCK is between $750K to $1 MILLION US dollars. This is a model that 4-5 people can ride in the cab.
I am involved in the group working on the purchase of a new tanker/pumper fire truck for my town in NH.
We have been putting $75K annually in a reserve fund for several years. We also got a federal grant. The balance will be bonded.
When we started looking at replacing our existing truck they were about $650K. Then $750. Now about $1MM.
Millions of Dollars of Los Angeles Fire Trucks Ditched in Junkyard
City and state Budget Cuts made the fire trucks unfit for fire service
Breitbart News reported a Newsweek story:
<><>Newsom cut $100 million from California’s fire prevention budget in 2024,
<><>Newsom endangered the area now being affected by the raging wildfires.
<><>globe trotter LA Mayor Karen Bass also cut almost $20 million from the city’s budget
<><>Bass deliberately cut “fire services” for the current fiscal year.
<><>a leaked memo showed Bass had another $45 million cut in the works.
Yes, my city bought a new one last year, $800,000 and that was reusing the various equipment that was on the old truck.