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cvrules90
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Fire Patrol

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What do these units do? Are they used during wildfires?
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They are simply a type of fire engine (type 4,5,6) used for wildland firefighting. Typically it's a heavier duty pickup truck with a skid-mounted pump, tank and possibly a foam system. They are typically staffed with 2 personnel.
Most of the time, they aren't involved in heavy firefighting. They will do mop-up, prep structures and things like that. The advantage is that they are small and very mobile, but they don't have a whole lot of water.
In other states like Arizona, the majority of their wildland rigs are of this type.

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cvrules90
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I thought that they were some kind of patrol unit to patrol areas with illegal burning or parking on fire lanes.
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No. Not really a law enforcement component tied to the vehicle. If anything, the term came from patrolling the fireline for hotspots.


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markb wrote:No. Not really a law enforcement component tied to the vehicle. If anything, the term came from patrolling the fireline for hotspots.


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Oh so it had its roots planted quite long ago.
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