Type 3 Light Pumper

Mt Martha Pumper

Build: 1999 Type 3 Light Pumper.
Tank: 1,200ltrs
Pumping: "Waterous CZ (950)" PTO powered pump, can pump 3000 L/m (Litres per minute) at 700kPa (kilopascal)

The Pumper is the primary appliance for the brigade. It responds first to structure fires, car accidents, hazmat incidents and alarms. In the case of a grass and scrub fire or an incident where no reticulated water is present, the pumper will be the second vehicle responded.

The pumper carries 1,200Ltrs of water inside the tank to provide crew enough to conduct the initial attack. The pump on board is capable of pumping water at 3000 L/m at 700kPa, once a main's water supply is located.

It carries CABA (Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus), forcible entry equipment, several extinguishers, different lengths and quantitys of hose and branches.

This appliance replaced the brigade's older 1986 Mazda "Type 2" Pumper, in late 2009.

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