Brigade Equipment
The brigade has four NSW Rural Fire Service vehicles and a brigade owned quickfill trailer. The RFS categorises their vehicles depending on capability and use. There are 20 categories (Cat) and the vehicle category is used for vehicle identification.
The vehicles are equipped with similar items. Some of the equipment carried includes; rake-hoes for establishing fire breaks and moving burning logs, knapsacks for foot access to remote areas, Honda quick-fill pumps, axe and/or chainsaw, radios (digital/analogue), GPS, hoses and fittings and drip-torches for backburning and hazard reduction burns. Click on Inventory for a more detailed list.
Most training sessions involve the use of one or more of these items and vehicles to gain familiarity and proficiency.
Cat 1
Isuzu FTS750A 4×4, 1997
Tank capacity: 3,200 L
Engine: 6 cyl diesel, 6HH1-S, 8.2 L, 150 kW
GVM: 13,000 kg
Transmission: 6 speed
Seats: 7
Cat 2
Isuzu FSS500 4×4, 1999
Tank capacity: 2,400 L
Engine: 6 cyl diesel, 6HH1-S, 8.2 L, 150 kW
GVM: 10,000 kg
Transmission: 5 speed
Seats: 3
Cat 7
Mitsubishi Canter FG6, 4×4, 2000
Tank capacity: 1,100 L
Engine: 4 cyl diesel, 4D33-4A, 4.2 L, 85 kW
GVM: 5,500 kg
Transmission: 5 speed
Seats: 3
Cat 9
Toyota Land Cruiser 4×4, 2008
Tank capacity: 600 L
Engine: 8 cyl diesel, 1VD-FTV, 4.5 L, 151 kW
GVM: 3,620 kg
Transmission: 5 speed
Seats: 2
Quickfill Trailer
Pump: Hatz/Aussie QPE310 10 Kw, 1D81C
Capacity: 1,200 Litres per minute
Head: 15 metres
