Virginia apparatus - miscellaneous

[mnsand]

I had heard that the Army Training Center in Warrenton had received some sort of HAZMAT truck. This one is nice and I am very impressed with the amount of work the FD put in specing out a very useful truck.



HAZMAT 19 is a three door 2004 Pierce Enforcer. It carries Pierce job number 15408. This HAZMAT came off the Pierce line just before Wagon 19, which has a job number of 15409. The contract awarded to Pierce stipulated that both must be delivered together. HAZMAT 19 was a bit more extensive when compared to Wagon 19, so Pierce had to make some adjustments in their production schedule to meet that requirement.



This truck has alot to offer - HAZMAT, confined space, 6 bottle cascade system, weather station, awning, library, refrigerator, light tower, camera on a mast, and a well designed layout of equipment within the compartments.



Another unique fact about the HAZMAT is that the engine exhaust comes out on the drivers side instead of the officers side. This arrangement was made because all of the HAZMAT suites and dressing occurs on the officers side, so the FD did not want the engine exhaust to be a problem.





Mike Sanders

Ashburn, VA