The Guthrie Fire Department recently upgraded their fleet and at the same time increased their safety and effectiveness with the addition of a new tanker.
Tanker 1 took part in the Martin Luther King Jr. parade. The new tanker will aid the Guthrie Fire Department. Photo By Chris Evans
The department replaces a 1991 tanker vehicle with a 2007 Freightliner that was recently converted into a water tanker. The new tanker carries a 35-horsepower, 250 gallon per minute fire pump and 2,750 gallons of water and replaces the ’91 that carried 1,800 gallons.
The primary function of any pumper/tanker fire engine is to carry water in a water tank or suck water in from an outside source, such as a fire hydrant, drop tank, swimming pool or lake.
With the limited manpower, the feature allows the truck to be a one-man operation.
The truck also has a new feature for the department. It has a remote-control nozzle mounted on the front bumper, allowing a firefighter to direct water on a fire while sitting in the cab of the truck.
The cab and chassis for the new model was provided by Oklahoma Forestry Services at no cost to the City of Guthrie and comes with 9,500 miles. Utilizing the Logan County Fire Sales Tax funds, the Fire Department contracted with Blanchat Manufacturing in Harper, KS to custom build the rest of the vehicle.
The cost of completing the unit came in just over $85,000 compared to a brand new turn-key vehicle at a price tag of well over $200,000.
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