{"id":37325,"date":"2025-12-04T16:00:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=37325"},"modified":"2025-12-04T16:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T21:01:08","slug":"cyfs-dedicates-latest-member-of-fleet-a-fully-electric-fire-detection-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/cyfs-dedicates-latest-member-of-fleet-a-fully-electric-fire-detection-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"CYFS dedicates latest member of fleet \u2013 a fully-electric fire detection vehicle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fire detection began a sustainable new chapter last week when Central York Fire Services unveiled the latest member of the fleet: a fully-electric fire investigation van.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vehicle, which has been equipped by Milwaukee Tool, is billed as \u201can exciting step forward in sustainability, innovation, and operational efficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The van will be a mobile command and investigation unit allowing crews to examine fire scenes safely and efficiently. The embrace of battery-powered equipment will enable them to do so without having to rely on gas-powered tools and generators, which the CYFS says will \u201cdramatically reduce noise, emissions, and environmental impact.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCentral York Fire Services\u2019 new electric fire investigation van is one way we\u2019re using technology to enhance our operations, protect personnel and ultimately improve public safety,\u201d said CYFS Chief Rocco Volpe in a statement. \u201cEquipped with cutting-edge technology, the van allows our fire investigators to more efficiently determine the origin and cause of fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis deeper understanding helps us collaborate with builders, educators, and community partners to prevent future incidents. By partnering with Milwaukee Tool, we\u2019re not only improving our operational capabilities but also reducing our carbon footprint.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new van took pride of place at CYFS\u2019 annual Recognition Ceremony held on Thursday evening where Deputy Chief Lorianne Zwicker explained the array of tools its equipped with, including drones to fully navigate through fire scenes, live-feed monitoring systems, battery-powered tools and lights, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe drone [has] a live feed so at any time any of our senior officers can actually be in the van and watch the drone as it is inside the structure to actually find cause and origin,\u201d she said. \u201cEvery one of the tools is great. The drone will be able to provide my investigators [the opportunity] to go into a building, have the tools to do the job, but then also, if that structure is not safe, they can actually stand outside, send the drone in and be able to do the same work \u2013 and that is a key feature for us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scott Moore of Milwaukee Tool told The Auroran that when the CYFS approached them about potentially outfitting the van, they wanted the CYFS to \u201cbe creative and look outside the box.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe said, \u2018If we just donate what you need, how would you set the vehicle up?\u2019 and allowed them to set it up the way they need it, the way they want it, to benefit them\u2026 When we sat down and looked at what they were trying to do, it was a good cause, a good initiative, so how can we help?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really about how battery technology has allowed you to build a product that you don\u2019t need a cord anymore and it\u2019s in a vehicle that you don\u2019t need gas anymore, so that\u2019s just what batteries have been able to do. You\u2019ve got high-powered lighting, which you\u2019ve never had run off a battery, and it\u2019s really about the technology that batteries has allowed us to do to eliminate any hazards, make it faster, and more efficient of that nature. It\u2019s really all about the batteries and the technology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir
Editor
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fire detection began a sustainable new chapter last week when Central York Fire Services unveiled the latest member of the fleet: a fully-electric fire investigation van. The vehicle, which has been equipped by Milwaukee Tool, is billed as \u201can exciting step forward in sustainability, innovation, and operational efficiency.\u201d The van will be a mobile command […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":37326,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general_news","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3D2k4-9I1","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-22 00:32:59","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-12-04-04.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37327,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37325\/revisions\/37327"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}