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I guess I wasn't aware that SWA's CON didn't cover the SCW area. Btw, it was revealed in the Maricopa Ambulance CON hearing that AMR will be eliminating a few of the ambulance service brands in AZ that R/M owned. Have you heard anything? I'm guessing the retirement list might include AMT and American Comtrans.

I noticed a North County F & M District ambulance at a Scottsdale hospital ER today. That's a long way from home for them. I see from their website they're doing inter-facility transports too.

After all, the fire district isn't located in a remote rural area of the state. I agree. Those ALS rigs should be dedicated to 911 transports only. Besides, there probably isn't enough inter-facility transport call volume in Buckeye Valley's area that would help bring in sufficient revenue to make a substantial dent in their ambulance operation's red ink problem.

No doubt the contract Peoria FD is doing with AMR will require Peoria to continue to allow AMR to do the 911 BLS transports after the FD gets its ALS ambulances up and running. That's why AMR isn't objecting to Peoria FD getting its own CON. Btw, I hope Peoria citizens are ready to subsidize their FD's new ambulance operation. It will be a money loser just like all the other FD operated ambulance services in the Valley. Phoenix FD's ambulance operation was the biggest loser. It lost $4.3 mllion last year. Sun Lakes FD's loss: $1.2 million, Sun City West FD's loss $363K, Daisy Mountain FD's loss: $829K, Buckeye Valley FD's loss: $1.2 million.

I have a feeling this is probably one of the final rigs R/M will receive from Braun. I won't be surprised if the next batch of R/M, SWA and PMT rigs come from AEV. AMR's ambulance suppliers are AEV and Leader almost exclusively.

Thanks for the update. I haven't visited that part of the Valley in a few years.

Is that the station on Elm Street?

One would think it might have been more efficient to put the AMR-Maricopa dispatch operation with the existing R/M dispatch in Glendale. However, maybe AMR is determined to keep the two separate like they do in Las Vegas.

Moving to Tempe from Prescott?

Thanks for the photos! I like the graphics on that rig.

Thanks!

http://www.yourwestvalley.com/surprise/article_ebc08a32-9d49-11e5-969c-cf3602482cc9.html

Thanks for the info. I'll be curious to see the graphics on those new rigs.

Have they taken delivery on any of those Horton rigs yet? Here's a link to a photo of SF&M folks looking at a Horton box. Maybe it's just a demo unit. https://www.flickr.com/photos/aj_fd/22802349594/sizes/o/

I had been wondering why those two units have a four digit designation. Thanks!

Thanks for the photo! Btw, do AMR 2540 and 2541 operate out of the same fire station?

I wonder where we'll see more AMR 911 rigs next. Maybe Glendale?

Thanks for posting the pic!

Local I-60 union has informed its members that the SWA to AMR transition will take place on November 18th.

Thanks for the info.

I drove past AMR's office yesterday. Unfortunately, the Gilbert rigs were parked in the garage and I wasn't able to get a photo. Just found out Gilbert FD's December CON hearing date has been postponed. The new hearing date is scheduled for mid April. It now appears it will be next summer before Gilbert gets its own CON.

Have the rigs been deployed in Gilbert? I've seen AMR use script lettering and slightlly different paint schemes on other contracts around the US.

No luck yesterday finding the AMR Gilbert rigs at AMR's office. Maybe they're still at the graphpics shop or possibly they're being stored at some other facility. Will try to check again in a couple of weeks. Unfortunately, ABC Ambulance's new Ram ProMaster type 2 was probably out doing a transport when I drove by ABC's station. There was an old Ford type 2 parked out front but I found it not to be photo worthy. Below is a link to a couple of photos of their new ambulance. It's the one in the middle. https://flic.kr/p/yZVh82 https://flic.kr/p/y43vDV

I'll be checking on the new AMR rigs in a day or two. Will try to grab a few photos to post here. Yes, they're Ford type 3's. The boxes are built by AEV. Will also try to track down ABC Ambulance's new type 2 Dodge Ram ProMaster rig. Btw, Maricopa Ambulance plans to put 30 new rigs into service in metro Phoenix if they are issued the CON they are seeking at the moment. Two will be for 'critical care' transport. I assume those will be boxes. The other 28 will be brand new Mercedes Sprinter type 2's.

When does the contract start?