It makes sense the housing development Eastmark would be home to the city of Mesa’s first all-electric fire truck, two local residents said during and after a ceremony placing the vehicle into service.
The $1.4 million truck was purchased in 2021 from H&E Equipment Services LLC/E-One. It was funded by the 2018 public safety bonds and capital general fund and is stationed at Fire Station 221, 9320 E. Point Twenty-Two Blvd.
Mesa Councilor Scott Somers, who is an Eastmark resident and a firefighter, said he spent more than two decades as an engineer driving diesel-powered fire trucks.
