Christmas Comes Early to BCESD 3

BCESD 3 Takes Possession of Three EMS Ambulances from Frazer Ltd.

December 23, 2021

Brazoria County Emergency Services District No. 3 (BCESD 3) accepted their order of three (3) ambulances for the EMS Division today.

The BCESD 3 EMS Division’s aging fleet was in desperate need to be augmented by the state-of-the-art Frazer ambulances. As stated by Fire Chief Osborn from Danbury EMS, “This has been a long time coming. We have needed new ambulances for over five years, and this will allow us to pull older apparatus out of service to make necessary repairs and extended maintenance.”

Frazer Ltd. was started locally in Houston in 1956, and it is important that these ambulances were able to be fulfilled from a Houston-based, proven vendor. “Local manufacturing means local support and maintenance, and keeping our taxpayers’ money local for this purchase,” said Chief Welch.

Frazer Ltd. began by making utility and wireline trucks for the oil and gas industry, but in 1982 branched out into building emergency services vehicles, and coordinated with Houston Fire Department Captain Ron Champagne on the original prototype EMS vehicle. Frazer Ltd. continues to be an innovative company to the present.
 
Frazer received the order in March of 2021, and the Frazer team has been working diligently to build the ambulances and have them ready for delivery by Christmas. With members of the Danbury and BCESD 3 EMS teams alongside BCESD 3 Commissioners, the Frazer team rolled out the red carpet to present the finished ambulances for an exited, and notably emotional, reception by all. “This has been a lot of hard work and effort, especially by Chief Welch. He has had a partnership with Frazer for a long time, and they have been good to the District, “said BCESD 3 Commissioner and Board President, Darrell Valusek.

The ambulances BCESD 3 have purchased were designed to be tech-forward and crew-safe. The ambulances are painted in a high-visibility white color, to be easy to identify at night or in poor visibility conditions. Other safety/efficiency features include:

• Lowered carbon footprint
• No generator on board
• All gear behind cabinet doors to prevent flying dangers during an accident or rollover
• Four-point harnesses for crew positions
• Elimination of all head-strike zones by efficiently utilizing space
• Efficient and improved lighting inside and out

Two of these ambulances will further help BCESD 3 EMS service the District needs as a whole, and will be housed at the Manvel and Lakes of Savannah stations, while the third will be used exclusively by Danbury EMS. 

For more information on Brazoria County Emergency Services District No. 3, the District providers, or to ask questions of the District, please navigate to https://www.bcesd3.com/ and utilize the “Contact Us” page on the District website.