[quote name='Bryce' date='04 December 2010 - 10:09 PM' timestamp='1291528143' post='413778']
I could be wrong, but I believe that the hose wagons have 300 gallon foam tanks and carry no water. The only time I've seen one in use was at a gigantic marina fire in 2002. They're the last KWs still in use by the SFD.
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Seattle fire had six Kenworth engines equipped with 1500 pound Fire Boss dry chemical units, but all were retrofitted in the mid 1980's with open crew cabs, in place of the Fire Boss units, to get the firefighters off of the back step. I'm not sure if the Hose Wagons carry any foam presently, but I'll inquire.
Photos of one Kenworth equipped with a Fire Boss unit are at the following site.
http://lastresortfd.org/1969-kenworth-pumper.htm
I could be wrong, but I believe that the hose wagons have 300 gallon foam tanks and carry no water. The only time I've seen one in use was at a gigantic marina fire in 2002. They're the last KWs still in use by the SFD.
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Seattle fire had six Kenworth engines equipped with 1500 pound Fire Boss dry chemical units, but all were retrofitted in the mid 1980's with open crew cabs, in place of the Fire Boss units, to get the firefighters off of the back step. I'm not sure if the Hose Wagons carry any foam presently, but I'll inquire.
Photos of one Kenworth equipped with a Fire Boss unit are at the following site.
http://lastresortfd.org/1969-kenworth-pumper.htm