PITTSBURGH —

Pittsburgh City Council members met Wednesday to review the first annual fleet efficiency report, delving into the city's long-standing problem of aging emergency vehicles.

Councilmember Bobby Wilson — who first proposed the creation of an annual report in July to bring transparency to the issue — described the state of the aging fleet as "very dire." Advertisement

"[There's] a lack of awareness that we all have about how serious the problem is," Wilson said. "So that's why we want to make sure there's a report that really tells Council how bad the problem is."

The report found that 48% of the city's roughly 1,300 vehicles -- including police cars, ambulances, and firetrucks — are considered past their life cycle. The estimated "total replacement cost" to refresh the flee

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