Apparatus - New Wildland Rig Rolls into Mulvane, Kan.

A Type V wildland brush truck was placed in service on Oct. 1 by the Mulvane (Kansas) Fire District No. 12 built by Emergency Fire Equipment on a Ford F-550 cab and chassis.
Oct. 21, 2014

 A Type V wildland brush truck was placed in service on Oct. 1 by the Mulvane, Kan., Fire District No. 12 built by Emergency Fire Equipment on a Ford F-550 cab and chassis.

The apparatus was purchased as a joint venture with Mulvane providing the 4x4 cab and chassis and Fire District No. 12 paying for the brush body improvement. The cab and chassis was part of a recently de-commissioned rescue truck with only 19,000 miles on it.

The apparatus has a 400-gallon water tank, a Hale Foamlogic 2.1 foam system and a 12-gallon foam tank, a Hale pump, TFT remote wildland monitor, a Elkhart ground cover nozzle, Whelen LED lighting, preconnected 1.5-inch hose, and 1-inch forestry lines.

The apparatus was partially funded through a Forestry Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant. 

Apparatus Type: Brush/Wildfire Truck
Model: F-550
Engine: 7.3 Liter Powerstroke
Generator: NA
Transmission: TorqShift 6-speed automatic
Tank: 400-gallon
Pump: Hale 250-gpm
Aerial: NA
Manufacturer: Emergency Fire Equipment
Chasis Manufacturer: Ford Motor Media
Year: 2014

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