Empress EMS Latest To Adopt Ford F-Super Duty Chassis

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Finally more and more agencies are starting to realize that F-Super Duty chassis Type I ambulances are far superior in just about every way....

From the Empress EMS Facebook page:

 

[trauma74 111]

I couldn't agree more!! Plus, unlike the E series van, you can get the F series in a diesel. 

[antiquefirelt 994]

Well, I couldn't agree less. My FD has been using F-series chassis for over 20 years (3 ALS buses on 8-9 year life rotations) and our experience has been terrible. Ford has a habit of make big motor changes every 3-4 years so just when they figure out the bugs in one, another model comes out and you start the beta testing all over. We've had terrible luck keeping the ambulances on the road in years 8 & 9, with numerous issues with cam-shaft sensors, computer issues, fuel problems, and the latest they spent over a year trying to figure out before buying it back from us. We'll be taking delivery of two new Dodge/AEV ambulances in August in hopes that they're more reliable. Of course we know everyone has issues, but at this point Ford has failed us for the last time. Look around, many places are moving away from Ford. Some big Texas city Fire?EMS services are totally moving away from Ford, along with numerous smaller ones. The largest private EMS firm in out State has had similar issues as us with their new Ford F-series and another FD EMS service we're quite familiar with just switched to Chevy in the type III style. 

 

New issues to come? All new F-series will be on the new aluminum platform, again an unproven chassis, and as of just a few months ago, you couldn't get an F-series gasoline engine in the ambulance prep package? E series: yes, F series: no. 

 

Just our experience, I'm sure others have had more success? 

[trauma74 111]

Are they 4X4s?

Are they for Yonkers or an outside system?

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19 hours ago, trauma74 said:

Are they 4X4s?

Are they for Yonkers or an outside system?

 

I believe some of them are 4x4.

 

From my understanding, they will ultimately be assigned to Yonkers, New Rochelle, White Plains, Mount Vernon, and ALS Critical Care Transports. For the ALS CC jobs, they are ideal because there is plenty of room for the ECMO machine and 4 person team that goes along with it.