Type: 3.4 C (3000 Ltr Tank, 4WD, Crew Cab) Tanker.
Tank Capacity: 3750Litres of water.
Pumping Capacity: 900 Litres a min @ 700kPa.
The tanker is fitted with a "burnover crew protection system", which includes sprays all over the truck to protect in a life threatening situation.
The tanker carries, 3750 litres of water, 750 litres of which is dedicated solely to the "crew protection system". An audible alarm sounds when the truck has only 750 litres left. The appliance carries CABA (Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus), rural fire-fighting tools (rake-hoe's, shovels) as well as lengths of hose, branches and draughting equipment. (The ability to obtain water from a static water supply (ie. swimming pool, dam) and fill the tank).
Because the tanker's pump is not run off a P.T.O (Powered Take Off), the tanker can drive and pump at the same time. (The opposite of the pumper). This allows crews to attack a fire from either on the ground, or on the back of the truck.
Being a rural fire-fighting appliance, during the warmer months, this tanker can often be sent away as part of a strike team, with other makes and models of tankers to big campaign fires.
This appliance was used extensively during the 2008/09 Fire season in the wake of the 'Black Saturday' fires, being deployed to fires and fire suppression patrol duty at Narre Warren, Jindavick, Neerim South and Kinglake with various Peninsula Group strike teams."
The tanker's primary use is for suppression of grass and scrub fires as well as where there is no reticulated water present. Naturally if the brigade responds to a grass and scrub fire, the tanker is responded first.
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