J.R., Orchardville, IL Fire Chief has built a well equipped and well trained fire department that responds to fires, accidents, and other emergencies in a sixty square mile area. Working with only a thin financial shoestring he has managed to accumulate two pumpers, three tankers two brush buggies, a well equipped rescue truck, plus generators, water pumps, and other equipment for emergencies. His latest project is this little 4WD truck that will serve as a lightweight-go nearly anywhere brush buggy. He is equipping it with a 50 gallon water tank, pump, hose reel, and corner nozzles. It will have an additional 50 gallons behind it on a trailer to take to fire sites.
Water is J.R.'s obsession for rural fires. A neighboring fire department frequently loses houses because they respond with their pumpers, quickly run out of water, and have to call for tankers. The Orchardville Fire Department's first truck on the road to a fire is a tanker. The second truck out is a pumper, which probably will pass the tanker on the way to the fire. Everyone in this department is thoroughly trained to drive sanely and safely, so they arrive at every fire they are called to. It is a real pleasure to work with organizations like this one.
J.R., Orchardville, IL Fire Chief has built a well equipped and well trained fire department that responds to fires, accidents, and other emergencies in a sixty square mile area. Working with only a thin financial shoestring he has managed to accumulate two pumpers, three tankers two brush buggies, a well equipped rescue truck, plus generators, water pumps, and other equipment for emergencies. His latest project is this little 4WD truck that will serve as a lightweight-go nearly anywhere brush buggy. He is equipping it with a 50 gallon water tank, pump, hose reel, and corner nozzles. It will have an additional 50 gallons behind it on a trailer to take to fire sites.
Water is J.R.'s obsession for rural fires. A neighboring fire department frequently loses houses because they respond with their pumpers, quickly run out of water, and have to call for tankers. The Orchardville Fire Department's first truck on the road to a fire is a tanker. The second truck out is a pumper, which probably will pass the tanker on the way to the fire. Everyone in this department is thoroughly trained to drive sanely and safely, so they arrive at every fire they are called to. It is a real pleasure to work with organizations like this one.
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