Home
Up
Who are we ?
Where are We ?
What we do
Turnouts
Selcal Unit
Links
Photos
NZ Fire Service
Brigade Info
Training
Smoke Alarms
Home Smoke Alarms
Rural Fire
Recruitment
Brigade Vehicles
History
Weather
Incidents
Equipment
Communications
Burns
After the Fire
Social

     
 

1984 J20 4x4 Jeep 
Registration No: KT 4842
Callsign  WOODEND 7710

J20 4x4 Jeep - this is owned by the Waimakariri District Council but operated by the Woodend Volunteer Fire Brigade and the Woodend Rural Fire Unit under an agreement.

 Ex NZ Army at Waiouru where it used to be their Rescue Vehicle.

This appliance has a mid mounted Darley HM350 pump fitted and rated @ 25 litres per second, or 1500 litres per min. 

It is fitted with 3 Hyroblender delivery outlets, 1 for 45 mm, 70 mm hoses and 2 for 41 mm forestry deliveries. 

The Water capacity is very limited with only around 500 litres carried.
This appliance is setup as a Rural (Brush) unit and carries a full compliment of Forestry equipment for fighting rural fires.

 Listed are some of the equipment..

4 x 41 mm Forestry packs (12 x 30m lengths)
7 x 70 mm Fire Hose for feeders
12 x 30m lengths of 41 mm forestry hose pre coupled
4 x 100 mm Suction Hose for draughting
Honda powered Generator 2.5Kw and lighting plant
2 Helicopter monsoon bucket fillers, ( Goosenecks)
Portable Hydroblender