Mildura CFA will receive a new heavy tanker, one of twenty-eight brigades across Victoria to benefit from the rollout.
The fire authority says the tankers are state of the art, allowing a full crew to sit within the cabin.
They feature a four-thousand litres water tank, and use a higher percentage of recyclable build materials.
The new appliances have been funded through the Victorian Government’s $126m CFA Capability Funding package, announced in June 2020.
The fleet of new dual-cab appliances includes 48 Heavy Tankers and two Light Tankers, all of which replace single-cab tankers.
CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan said tankers are a vital part of CFA’s fleet, with more than 1900 across the state.
The Heavy Tankers also have a 1200 l/min diesel engine-driven fire-fighting pump, crew/vehicle roll over and burn-over protection, and full equipment stowage cache.
Manufacturing on the 48 Heavy Tankers began in September 2021 at Sunshine North manufacturer R.A Bell & Co., with the final vehicles expected to be complete in September 2023.
Construction of the two Light Tankers will commence at a later date.
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