On July 1, 2015 the Western Taney County Fire District placed it’s new Rescue 17 in service. It is built on a Spartan Chassis with an 18’ Maintainer Custom Bodies body. The front bumper contains a 20,000 lbs hydraulic winch and in the body it carries a 7,500 lbs portable winch to use on the other three sides. It carries equipment for vehicle rescue, structural collapse, high angle and confined space rescue. The upper portion of the body has anchor points to mount a monopole to assist with slope rescues. At building fires it also serves as a service company with a six bottle 6,000 psi cascade system, light tower and salvage equipment. The truck also has a 30 gallon CAF system to provide limited suppression capabilities.
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