NCFPD declares six vehicles surplus

The North County Fire Protection District board declared six NCFPD vehicles to be surplus.

The 5-0 board vote March 28 allows the vehicles to be sold at auction or by another approved method of disposal. The district plans to utilize an auction to generate revenue from the sale of the vehicles.

"We're just excessing some very old vehicles. They're surplus to our needs. They have served their time and purpose, and they're more expensive to keep than to replace," said NCFPD fire chief Steve Abbott.

When the fire protection district purchases new vehicles, the reserve fleet of vehicles is evaluat...