Australian Rigs

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The RAAF - Royal Australian Air Force have these new Rosenbauer Panthers 6x6 CA-5's for the air bases around the country.

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The Victorian city of Melbourne's Metropoletian Fire Brigade run several of these 'water tankers'. They are used to mainly [background=rgb(249, 249, 255)]to fight grass and scrub fires, but can fight any kind of fire. It has a Gaam mk450 pump (1800L @ 700kpa) with 3000L and 300L of foam (A&<img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cool.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='B)' />. Crew of 3.[/background]





MFB Water Tanker 81 - Acco by coghilla, on Flickr

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MFB Water Tanker 81 - Acco by coghilla, on Flickr

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Samford Valley Rural fire brigade have this beast of a 'heavy tanker' Its a MAN 4x4. Samford have a long history of building their own appliances rather than using appliances from the service. Has a 4000L tank and a Gaam pump set.







Samford 61 by coghilla, on Flickr

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Chambers Flat Rural Fire Brigade have this Isuzu FTR900 heavy tanker. It holds approx 5000L water with a GAAm mk500 pump.







Chambers Flat 61 (Heavy Tanker - Isuzu) by coghilla, on Flickr

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Rocky Point Rural Fire Brigade also have a heavy tanker the same as Chambers Flat's. It was built off the same specification.







Rocky Point 61 by coghilla, on Flickr

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Nice photos

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Tallebudgera Valley RFB have this Isuzu 4x4 FTS750 Heavy Tanker. The body was remounted onto a new chassis several years ago.







Tallebudgera 61 by coghilla, on Flickr

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Here it is back in 2001/02







Tallebudgera Valley 10 by coghilla, on Flickr

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Bonogin Valley have this 2002/3 Heavy tanker. It is an Isuzu FSR500 4x2 with 3000L. There are no set standards or designs for the heavy tanker with decisions made by each brigade.







Bonogin Valley 61 (Heavy Tanker - Isuzu) by coghilla, on Flickr

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Wasp Creek built this around the same period as Bonogin Valley's







Wasp Creek 61 by coghilla, on Flickr

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Woodhill Rural Fire Brigade have this heavy tanker. Built in the same period as Wasp Ck/Bonogin Valley







Woodhill 61 by coghilla, on Flickr

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Greenbank Rural have this heavy tanker again An Isuzu FRR500.





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[url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coghilla/8083967534/"]Greenbank 61[/url] by [url="http://www.flickr.com/people/coghilla/"]coghilla[/url], on Flickr

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Chambers Flat's former heavy tanker was this Mercedes Benz 911 4x4. Formerly a with the Forestry Service





Chambers Flat 61 (Heavy Tanker - Mercedes Benz 911) by coghilla, on Flickr

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Cawarral Rural Fire Brigade have this Isuzu FTS750. The body I'm told was from an older QFRS Type 2 Appliance







Cawarral 61 (Heavy Tanker - Isuzu FTS750) by coghilla, on Flickr

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QLD Forestry have these tankers on an Isuzu FTS750. Details unknown







QLD Forestry - Isuzu FTS750 by coghilla, on Flickr

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Foresty also run these Toyota 6x6 Landcruisers







QLD - Forestry - Toyota Landcruiser MDT by coghilla, on Flickr

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Queensland National Parks and Forestry had these F250 units for a while.







QLD - NPWS - Ford F250 by coghilla, on Flickr

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Several of these 4x4 tankers served in QLD. They were designed with approx 2000L and most probably had a Gaam Mk450 pump. They are mostly for grass fires but with the before mentioned pumps serve at a house fire etc.







QFRS Kirwin '112' - Type 1 Tanker 4x4 (Fleet 0827QF - Isuzu FSS500) by coghilla, on Flickr

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QFRS Kirwin '112' - Type 1 Tanker 4x4 (Fleet 0827QF - Isuzu FSS500) by coghilla, on Flickr