PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Providence Fire Department purchased two new rescue trucks for $317,811 each.

The rigs will replace Providence’s busiest EMS units, Rescue 3 and 4, stationed downtown, WPRI reported.

Funding for Rescue 3 came entirely from the department’s EMS billing revenue , while Rescue 4 was paid for with a $235,334 FY21 Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) , supplemented by an $82,477 contribution from the city.

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In 2024, the two units answered a combined 12,179 of the department’s 45,750 runs, placing them among the nation’s busiest ambulance crews. The new ambulances are expected to be in service by late fall after crew orientation and equipment changeover.

“When you think about the sheer volume of those emergenci

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