New Rescue Truck in Operation in Virginia

The Virginia Fire Department has a new rescue truck. The E-One rig was ordered in October of 2001 and was delivered in February. The new truck includes a 500 GPM Hale pump, 300 gallon poly tank and a Foam Pro foam system. Skubic Brother of Virginia, Minnesota supplied the International chassis. "This new rescue truck is the result of a lot of work by a group of dedicated individuals who spent many hours designing this apparatus," said Virginia Fire Chief Lyle Vandervort. "We have over a year of planning in this rig." The rescue truck carries a wide variety of rescue tools including a TNT Jaws of Life package. It also has a built-in air compressor for operating air powered rescue equipment. The cost of the truck was put at $204,000.

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