We have 2 ambulances in the fleet. The ambulance on the left is the 2001 Arrow. The ambulance on the right is the 2006 Lifeline.
The vehicles have had many different radio call signs over the years such as 332, 333, Traer 1, Traer 2, and 86-27. Several ambulances have held our call sign. This is the gallery of our vehicles over the years.
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1972 - Oldsmobile (1972-1978) |
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1974 - Cadillac (1974-1988) A true servant with 14 years as first due and transfer ambulance. Has a better riding ambulance ever been made? |
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1978 - Collins (1978-1985) We advanced to a type II for additional room. |
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1985 - Ford Wheeled Coach (1985-1996) Our first type III. A lot of work went into designing a vehicle that we could work in. |
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1988 - Ford Lifeline (1988-2001) The Cadillac was getting long in the tooth and needed replacing. We had a type III slant side built for us up in Sumner IA. |
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1996 - Chevy Suburban (1972) "The BURB" While we had a vehicle in for remount and overhaul, a 1972 suburban was the backup rig. |
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1996 - Ford Emerge-A-Star (1996-present) The old Wheeled coach spent 6 months in St. Louis getting spruced up and returned to service. At the time, municipal budgets were frozen and we could only afford a remount. |
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2001 - Ford Type III (2001) While the 1988 Lifeline was in the shop for overhaul, we had the loaner on the right to get us through. |
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2001 - Ford Arrow (2001-present) Budgets were still tight but the box was in good shape so Arrow Manufacturing of Rock Rapids did the remount and overhaul. This photo is of the day we took delivery. |
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2006 - In June of 2006 we took delivery on a 2006 Ford Lifleine |
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