Albuquerque Fire Rescue welcomes 3 new fire engines

Three new engines have joined the Albuquerque Fire Rescue team. The engines they’re replacing will be moved to the reserve fleet. Engine 2, Engine 3, and Engine 7 are about 12 years old and have now been replaced by new engines. On April 30, there was a “push-in” ceremony for the latest additions. “This is a well-deserved upgrade for one of America’s finest and most active fire departments, and a prudent investment in the safety of Albuquerque’s families,” said Mayor Tim Keller. “AFR continues to demonstrate excellence in their service to our community, and these new apparatus will help them continue carrying out that commitment.” Funded by the 2021 General Obligation Bonds, the new vehicles cost around $636,182 per engine.
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Albuquerque Fire Rescue battles multiple fires in same neighborhood

VIDEO: Albuquerque firefighters hit the ground running Thursday morning at a boarded up house on Georgia Street near Trumbull. It wasn’t the first time the crew had been there. “It’s a building that’s burned before, the crews know it pretty well, the back porch recently burned off of it,” Albuquerque Fire Rescue Lt. Jason Fejer said. “All of a sudden the smoke smell started happening and started billowing within the hallways, building, in the classrooms, we started getting lots of reports so we called 911,” said Vanessa Sena, the dean of students of Emerson Elementary School nearby. Emerson Elementary is just across the street from that now-destroyed house. “The kids started coughing in the hallways, I had to pull the fire alarm and made sure everyone exited to the back of the school, in the field,” Sena said.
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