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Fleet maintenance and delivery timeline for FDNY vehicles
1:06:22
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Council Member Ariola inquires about the timeline for receiving 200 outstanding fleet items. Deputy Commissioner Christoff explains that some items are currently being delivered, but there are delays for others.
- 7 pumpers and 63 ladders are behind schedule, with delays ranging from 5 to 6 months.
- The FDNY is working with OMB to accelerate orders in capital plans to mitigate delays.
- COVID-19 backlog and procurement processes were discussed as potential reasons for the delays.
Joann Ariola
1:06:22
So I just I want to get back to fleet maintenance.
1:06:24
Of the 200 items of fleet that you have outstanding, is there a timeline for when they will come?
Lizette Christoff
1:06:42
Yes.
1:06:43
So we're we're currently receiving our order of rear mounts and tower ladders is coming in now, and we expect that some squads and high pressure pumpers will be following that.
1:06:56
But we do have estimated dates for all the items on order.
1:07:01
They're just a little bit longer than they had been historically.
Joann Ariola
1:07:04
What's longer?
Lizette Christoff
1:07:10
In some cases it's relatively short, but in other cases it is a little bit longer.
1:07:18
Hold on.
1:07:19
So right now we have seven pumpers and 63 ladders that are behind schedule.
1:07:25
And so we are tracking those with what the estimated delivery dates are and what the original dates were.
1:07:34
I mean in some cases it's like five or six months beyond when we were originally anticipating that they would come in.
Joann Ariola
1:07:44
And do you think that's because, and there are critical delays, let's face it, because we need this apparatus on the street.
1:07:51
Do you think that in addition to the backlog because of COVID, but we're now in 2025, do you think a lot of that is because of procurement right here from from OMB?
1:08:04
The procurement process.
Lizette Christoff
1:08:09
I think in general we've had a lot of cooperation in terms of putting in our orders earlier.
1:08:15
We've had to do accelerations in the last few capital plans and we'll probably have to continue doing that in order to get our orders in even sooner to make sure that ultimately the vehicle delivery lines up.
1:08:27
But we have been working with OMB to accelerate those things as we approach them.