Clallam County Fire District No. 2 received a new brush engine designed to fight fires in wildland urban interface areas surrounding Port Angeles.
The 2017 Ford F-550 chasiss engine can carry 19,500 pounds including a crew of five firefighters, hand tools, equipment and more than 1,000 feet of fire hose.
“This brush engine will replace a 30-year-old engine in our fleet and with the additional seating for firefighters, we will be better able to serve the public by more than doubling our response capabilities,” said Fire Chief Sam Phillips.
The fire district purchased the fire engine for $134,300 with existing capital funds budgeted last year without any additional voter-approved levy or bonds, according to Phillips.
Cascade Fire & Safety based in Yakima built the brush engine.
“This is one portion of our fleet-replacement program which the [fire district] commissioners approved in 2015,” Phillips said.