CALEB NICKERSON
CAMPBELL’S BAY
Sept. 4, 2020
The Campbell’s Bay Litchfield Fire Department introduced a new vehicle into their fleet last week, replacing an aged SUV that’s used for medical calls.
Campbell’s Bay Mayor Maurice Beauregard, who is also a . . .
firefighter with the department, said that the old 2001 Ford Explorer that they have been using as a medical response vehicle is the most used truck in the fleet.
“Ninety per cent of our calls in Campbell’s Bay are medical calls,” he said. “It’s the most used vehicle in the fleet. This vehicle is out minimum five to ten times a week.”
“It don’t matter what kind of call it is, that vehicle is going out,” added Litchfield Pro-Mayor Denis Dubeau, who also serves on the department. “Even fire, we use that as our command centre.”
Beauregard said that they had been discussing the issue for the past year, but a committee made up of members of both municipal councils had been actively looking for a replacement for the past two months. The used Chevy SUV was sourced for the department by Riley and Cecil MacGregor of Bristol Auto Performance with the price tag of $18,700 being split evenly between the two municipalities.
The new vehicle still has to be kitted out with lights, radios and all the emergency equipment it requires, and Beauregard said that the old SUV will likely be re-purposed for use by the municipality.
