Quilcene Fire Rescue (QFR) has a new 2016 ambulance as of Sept. 1, a purchase that allows QFR to retire a worn 1993 ambulance from its fleet.
The new ambulance cost $173,000, including $13,000 in …
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Krystal McCrehin, Quilcene Emergency Volunteer Association president (left); Larry Karp, QFR fire chief; Melody Bacchus, Jefferson County Fire District 2 commissioner; and Lizzie Nelson of Coast Seafoods Co. stand in front of the new Quilcene Fire Rescue ambulance. Photo courtesy of Viviann Kuehl
Quilcene Fire Rescue (QFR) has a new 2016 ambulance as of Sept. 1, a purchase that allows QFR to retire a worn 1993 ambulance from its fleet.
The new ambulance cost $173,000, including $13,000 in state sales tax. Eighty-five percent of the funds to purchase the vehicle came from state Department of Natural Resources timber sales revenue collected by Jefferson County Fire District 2.
The remainder of the purchase price came from local donations. Among them, Coast Seafoods Co., located on Linger Longer Road, donated $10,000 toward the purchase of the vehicle. The Quilcene Emergency Volunteer Association (QEVA) donated $15,000.
“The Quilcene fire volunteers are proud to be part of helping purchase the new aid car to better serve our community,” Krystal McCrehin, QEVA president, said in a press release.
The new ambulance is a 2016 GMC K3500HD, four-wheel drive vehicle. The engine is a 6.0-liter, V8 Vortec. The ambulance box was custom manufactured for QFR by Braun Northwest of Chehalis.
QFR has responded to 390 calls for service so far in 2016, with about 80 percent of those being emergency medical calls.
“I am very excited about the delivery of our new ambulance, and I am grateful for the continued support from the community,” said QFR Fire Chief Larry Karp. “The ambulance is a very valuable asset that will be used to meet our top operational goal, which is providing high quality emergency services response.”
QFR covers a 72-square-mile response area. The Fire District 2 boundaries are roughly south of State Route 104 and north of Mount Walker, including Quilcene and the Bolton and Toandos peninsulas.
