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9-1-1 CALL COMES IN: 2 CITY FIRE ENGINES BREAK DOWN
Firefighters at Louise station unable to respond To medical emergency; third engine finally rolls
FIRE ENGUNE
Engine 212, that had just been delivered months earlier at the then cost of $500,000, was part of the 2016 Fourth of July parade. It replaced the department’s last open cab engine that was built in 1989 that had become problematic due to its age and mounting repair needs.
Manteca Fire is down to two functioning back up engines after three fire engines broke down in the course of 72 hours.