Tour of New Jersey

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[quote name='anesti' date='20 April 2010 - 09:02 PM' timestamp='1271810546' post='377233']

Jersey city mass care response unit 2, anyone know what this rig is for??

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The vehicles were secure thru various homeland security type funds. They are Spartan/PL Rescue 1 units built to accomadate the treatment of 100 patients. They are equipped with a PTO generator and light tower. They also have rehab equipment on board.



MCRU 1 is based in Newark and operated by University Hospital EMS

MCRU 2 is based in Jersey City, based within a firehouse (don't remeber which one) and operated by the Jersey City Medical Center EMS

MCRU 3 in based in Trenton and operated by the Trenton FD, EMS Division

MCRU 4 was just delivered and slated for an agency TBD in South Jersey

MCRU 5 is in production and slated for an agency in Middlesex County

MCRU 6,7,8,9 are slightly smaller vehicle on a Freightliner chassis and PL/Rescue 1 body. They were completed this week and are slated for Bergen County, Morris County, Union County (Elizabeth Fire/ Division) and Passiac County.



2 additional MCRUs are budget for completion in the next few years.