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New LA County Squads

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Are we talking the Paramedic squads?

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about six months ago i was talking to the guys on squad 111 , asking how they liked the dodge ram truck . both gave a good report on the dodge and said that down the road the county will be getting larger trucks . in santa clairta everyone is still using the dodge  truck . i am wainting to see what the county comes up with for a larger rig !  they didnt mentiom KME's

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KME? Why? Seems to be too small and too expensive a venture for KME.....Phenix Truck Bodies has been building them for years. Is that company still around?

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I think the county choose KME to make a bigger body for the squads. They are still going to be mounted on the dodge chassis.

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According to this news link, KME won the bid for 36 new Dodge squads. Not sure why KME want to bid on a utility truck and ship it across the country. However, I wonder if the squads will be built at their So Cal dealer.

 

http://fire.kovatch.com/info/newswire/kme-receives-la-county-fd-rescue-order

The paramedic bodies will be constructed to detailed LACoFD specifications and completed at KME’s factory sales and service center in Ontario, California. - See more at: http://fire.kovatch.com/info/newswire/kme-receives-la-county-fd-rescue-order#sthash.sOfsiPnm.dpuf

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Last I heard was that back in July there was 36 new Dodge Squads at the shops.  The shops are so backed up they did not have time in July to get them in service.  Hopefully that has changed now.  

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