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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The city has added a new ambulance to its fleet of emergency vehicles.</p><p>The Ford F-450 was delivered Feb. 7 and purchased with $169,731 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds through the city&#8217;s Office of Economic &amp; Community Development.</p><p>The city bought the ambulance from Keystone Emergency Vehicles through the state&#8217;s cooperative purchasing program, known as COSTARS. The purchase price includes an extended seven-year warranty.</p><p>The ambulance is expected to be put into service in March after it is fully equipped and licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health&#8217;s Bureau of Medical Services, according to city officials.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tony George, right, hands the keys to the city&#8217;s new ambulance to Fire Chief Jay Delaney, center. Joining them is City Administrator Rick Gazenski, left. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/web1_Wilkes-Barre-Medic-5.jpg</photo0><caption0>Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tony George, right, hands the keys to the city&#8217;s new ambulance to Fire Chief Jay Delaney, center. Joining them is City Administrator Rick Gazenski, left. </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Times Leader Staff</p></bylineMeta></div>

Wilkes-Barre adds new ambulance to emergency services fleet