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Oak Ridge unveils three new fire engines on Sept. 5

Posted at 1:17 pm August 16, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

New Oak Ridge Fire Engines

 

The Oak Ridge Fire Department and Chief Darryl Kerley will unveil three new Sutphen fire engines during a September 5 ceremony.

The 3 p.m. ceremony will be at Fire Station 3, which is in central Oak Ridge at 333 Tuskegee Drive. Light refreshments will be served.

See this story for more information on the decision to buy the new trucks last fall.

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Darryl Kerley, fire engines, fire trucks, Oak Ridge Fire Department

Buying three new fire trucks at once could save money, help training, repairs, chief says

Posted at 2:25 pm September 2, 2013
By John Huotari 4 Comments

Oak Ridge Fire Department New Truck

An example of what the new Oak Ridge Fire Department engines could look like. (Photos courtesy ORFD)

Buying three new fire trucks at the same time could save money and make repairs and training easier, a city official said.

Firefighters would only have to train on one truck, rather than on three different versions, and mechanics would only have to learn to fix one, Oak Ridge Fire Department Chief Darryl Kerley told City Council members last week. When ordering parts, mechanics could order multiple replacements and have backups available.

The City Council will consider whether to buy the new fire engines during a 7 p.m. meeting on Monday, Sept. 9. The three new fire engines would replace trucks that are 15 years old and each have about 150,000 miles on them. Those vehicles would be used as reserves. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Darryl Kerley, fire engines, fire trucks, firefighters, fires, maintenance costs, mileage, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Fire Department

Council to consider utility rate increases, sewer tanks, new fire trucks

Posted at 1:58 pm August 29, 2013
By John Huotari 23 Comments

Emory Valley Road Sewer System Holding Tank

A draft image of what a sewer system holding tank could look like on Emory Valley Road east of the former Daniel Arthur Rehabilitation Center. The proposal could change based upon input from Oak Ridge City Council members. (Images courtesy City of Oak Ridge)

Oak Ridge officials are considering utility rate increases that could cost many residents another $6.87 per month, and they have also proposed building three large sewer system holding tanks, including two near busy roadways, in response to a federal order requiring the city to stop all sewer system overflows by September 2015.

Council could consider those proposals, as well as a request to buy three new fire trucks, during its Sept. 9 meeting. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: automated meters, Cairo Road, cash, Charlie Hensley, Chris Mitchell, Daniel Arthur Rehabilitation Center, Darryl Kerley, East Plant Pump Station, electricity, Emory Valley Road, EPA, fire engines, fire trucks, Gary Cinder, Jack Suggs, Lamar Dunn, Mark Watson, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Electric Department, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oak Ridge Public Library, rate increases, Scarboro Road, sewer system holding tanks, sewer system overflows, South Illinois Avenue, substation controls, Tennessee Valley Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, utility billing, utility modernization, utility rate increases, wastewater, water, water plant

Council to discuss utility rates, consider pedestrian safety

Posted at 12:05 pm August 26, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge City Council

The Oak Ridge City Council will discuss a utility rate review and consider more than $500,000 worth of projects to improve pedestrian safety during a work session and special meeting tonight. (File photo)

The Oak Ridge City Council will consider pedestrian safety projects valued at more than $500,000 and a $175,000 contract with the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce during a special meeting at 8 p.m. today (Monday).

That meeting will follow a non-voting work session that starts at 7 p.m. During the work session, Council will discuss a proposal to a build a storm water holding tank along Emory Valley Road on land that could be donated by Anderson County, hear a presentation on the purchasing and financing of three replacement fire engines, and discuss a utility rate review by Chris Mitchell of Management Consultants LLC. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Central Services Complex, Chris Mitchell, fire engines, Management Consultants LLC, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge City Council, pedestrian safety, storm water holding tank, utility rate

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