BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The new City of Buffalo snow plan proposal includes new snowplows, 10 new pickup trucks, vehicle life units, among other new additions, according to documents provided to WIVB News 4 on Thursday.
Emergency response and snowplow additions are both part of the plan.
The city has added seven new snowplows and eight front loaders, with an additional seven plows expected to arrive later in the season. Six new light- and medium-duty pickup trucks with plows for off-road operations, along with four more for parking lots and other similar spaces.
Emergency operations are also set for a boost. The Buffalo Fire Department would be given a new mini-ambulance that would be able to navigate narrow roads and other areas that are difficult to access during storms.
The city had been under fire in recent years, especially following the December 2022 blizzard, for not being able to get to residents in need of medical attention in their homes. During the blizzard, 47 people died, 46 of them in Erie County. The majority of those 46 came in Buffalo.