Fire Division Equipment Purchases

At a glance

• What: Fire apparatus and Division of Fire contracts from the Public Safety and Criminal Justice committee (Remy, chair), approved 9-0 on 6/29/2026.
• 1637-2026, four pumpers: Atlantic Emergency Solutions, Inc., four Pierce Enforcer pumpers, with a $5,010,576 transfer within the Safety Voted Bond Fund and competitive bidding waived; emergency. Postponed from 6/22 (Remy / Ross, 9-0), approved 6/29 (Remy / Ross, 9-0). The ordinance text in the minutes shows the expenditure as $5,010,976 while the title and transfer say $5,010,576, a discrepancy the minutes do not explain.
• 1641-2026, ladder truck: Sutphen Corporation, one Heavy Duty 100-foot Mid-Mount Aerial Ladder, $2,432,621, bidding waived; Remy / Ross.
• 1791-2026, resuscitation training: five-year Laerdal Medical Corporation Resuscitation Quality Improvement subscription, year one $183,550, bidding waived; Remy / Ross. First read 6/22.
• Consent 6/29: 1675-2026 UKG Kronos TeleStaff Cloud scheduling, year 2, $179,712; 1937-2026 EMS Management & Consultants EMS billing, $925,524.57.

Sources

• Columbus City Council minutes, 6/29/2026 (final): https://legistar3.granicus.com/Columbus/meetings/2026/6/6195_M_Columbus_City_Council_26-06-29_Minutes_-_Final.pdf
• Columbus City Council minutes, 6/22/2026 (final): https://legistar3.granicus.com/Columbus/meetings/2026/6/6193_M_Columbus_City_Council_26-06-22_Minutes_-_Final.pdf
• Columbus City Council minutes, 5/11/2026 (final): https://legistar3.granicus.com/Columbus/meetings/2026/5/6182_M_Columbus_City_Council_26-05-11_Minutes_-_Final.pdf

Log

2026-06-29 - Columbus City Council

• Pumpers, ladder truck and training subscription approved 9-0.

2026-06-22 - Columbus City Council

• Pumper purchase postponed to June 29; training subscription first read.

2026-05-11 - Columbus City Council

• 0496-2026, one Sutphen Monarch Custom Pumper for $1,263,945.00 from the Safety Voted Bond Fund (bidding waived; emergency), amended as submitted to the Clerk and approved as amended, each 7-1 (Remy / Wyche; Dorans voted no). Consent: diesel fuel delivery truck, $144,584.00.