Elkhart Fire Dept New Haz Mat Truck

Crash fire rescue 22 and hazmat truck and trailer.

Elkhart fire dept new haz mat truck.

The vehicle will be used in emergencies involving hazardous materials such as chemical spills in elkhart elkhart county. The new hazmat truck will replace a 1985 gasoline engine that was no longer meeting the department s needs. The hoover fire department recently put a new 317 000 hazardous materials truck into service. We re a custom builder so we have built everything from a big custom chassis and large walk in body hazmat unit for the fire department of new york to commercial chassis hazmat vehicles like the two door international 4400 chassis with walk around style bodies we did for the lake charles fire department in louisiana broad definition.

Elkhart ind the elkhart fire department just got a new hazmat truck. It replaces a piece of equipment more than 30 years old. Over the past 150 years efd has expanded into a full career department achieving an iso 2 protection class in the spring of 2017 by providing an all hazards emergency response and numerous fire prevention and risk reduction programs that span just over 30 square miles to the city of elkhart. It is home to engine 7 and crash 7.

The department now. The elkhart fire department has served the community since 1867. Elkhart s fire department has a new piece of equipment in service. Elkhart s fire department has a new piece of equipment in service.

The truck which is about the size of an 18 wheeler and resembles a long soft drink delivery truck also includes 153 000 worth of new equipment to deal with hazardous materials fire chief clay bentley said. Crash fire rescue 22 1980 international s firex 300gpm 500gal water 100gal foam 500lb dry chem. We had some safety issues with our old truck hazmat coordinator chazz taylor said. Back in 1985 the elkhart fire department established its own hazmat team to handle calls involving chemicals and hazardous materials since then it has used the same truck.

The new hazmat truck will replace a 1985 gasoline engine that was no longer meeting the department s needs. Photo elkhart firefighters local 338 facebook related articles. The unit specializes in responding to situations involving hazardous materials. Engine 7 2006 ferrara inferno quint with 77 rear mount ladder 2000gpm 500gal station 7 is located on the northwest side of elkhart at the airport.