North Salt Lake's population has grown nearly 35% in the past decade, surpassing an estimated 23,000 residents as of this year.
Because of the growth, the South Davis Metro Fire Department, which services North Salt Lake, decided it needed a new ambulance for the fire station. The old ambulance had roughly 190,000 miles on it.
"Last year was our busiest year at this station," Larsen. said "They ran 1,300 calls out of this station with the old ambulance that was out of here."The new ambulance was "pushed" into service last week, which is a tradition for fire departments. It includes airbags throughout the back and better safety restraints to keep patients and crew safer if something happens."Since COVID, we have seen a huge backorder problem, supply problem, and we had to wait," Larsen said.
Other departments across Utah and the country might have to look at ordering vehicles before they're needed due to those delays. Stations are also trying to better maintain their current vehicles, which is something South Davis Metro is doing. "We want to instill the importance of taking care of the fleet and the ambulances to our crew members that are actually out using them because of the big turnaround time," said Larsen. "If we can't arrive on the scene safely, then we can't help the communities."
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