Harris County Emergency Services District No. 46 and the Atascocita Fire Department will be purchasing a new ambulance following the receipt of a grant to fund the expenditure from the Northeast Hospital Authority, officials announced Jan.17.

The Atascocita Fire Department—an all-hazards emergency service provider in unincorporated northeast Harris County—operates four mobile intensive care unit-level ambulances, three fire engines and one ladder truck from three stations throughout the Atascocita community. According to a Jan. 17 news release, the department responded to over 6,500 emergency medical services calls in 2021.

The new ambulance will be similar to those ordered by the entities in fall 2020 and is expected to be delivered in June, the release states.