Albuquerque Fire Rescue truck out of service; department response time not affected [Video]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A woman is arrested for drunk driving after crashing into an Albuquerque Fire Rescue truck Monday night. The vehicle will be out of service for six to eight months.

AFR will not miss a beat, thanks to what it has in reserves. “This is still the best-case scenario we could have had that night,” said Jason Fejer, Public Information Officer at Albuquerque Fire Department.

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Albuquerque Fire Engine 16 was responding to an accident Monday night when it was hit by an SUV near Tramway and Montgomery. “The impact was significant if this truck wasn’t parked where it was, we definitely could have lost some life that night,” said Fejer.

AFR still is waiting for how much it will cost to repair and expects the unit will be out of service for up to 8 months. They were able to call in a reserve truck and handled both accidents Monday night. “We went …