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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The Milwaukee Fire Department (MFD) is sounding the alarm about its emergency vehicles. The department says it needs nearly $30 million to replace its outdated and damaged trucks.

Before these trucks hit the streets, they’ve got to pass a test, except the Milwaukee Fire Department’s emergency vehicles are barely making the cut.

“The front line rigs themselves are pushing against age limits,” said MFD Chief Aaron Lipski. “We have not been funded in a very long time.”

Lipski says most engines and trucks should be replaced after 15 years.

“The problem comes in when we’re not replacing these on a coherent replacement cycle,” said Lipski.

Right now, eight out of the department’s 31 frontline engines are at least 15 years old. Every single reserve engine is at

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