Nevada Division of Forestry donates structure fire engine to Fallon, Churchill Fire Department
The Nevada Division of Forestry is excited to announce the Fallon, Churchill County Fire Department will soon receive an advanced, Type I structure fire engine, providing additional resources to aid in structure firefighting during fires in the wildland urban interface.
NDF acquired the 2005 OSKKOSH engine through the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Firefighter Property Program, which allows U.S. fire departments to apply for and receive excess military equipment, at no cost to the state agency or local fire department.
This program is available to all fire departments in Nevada through an agreement between NDF and the United States Forest Service. This donated engine has four wheel drive capacity and will be staffed and equipped per national standards for structure firefighting. “I am excited about this addition to our fleet,” said Mayor Ken Tedford. "It will be the perfect fire engine to help the Fallon, Churchill Fire Department with their needs.”
“The Nevada Division of Forestry is pleased to be able to provide wildland firefighting equipment to fire departments around the state in collaboration with our federal and local partners,” said Kacey KC, State Forester Firewarden of the Nevada Division of Forestry. “This engine and others acquired, enhance local jurisdiction capacity and become an invaluable resource to the interagency firefighting effort in Nevada’s wildland urban interface which help protect lives, property and natural resources.”
Visit http://forestry.nv.gov/ to learn more about the Nevada Division of Forestry.