The Butte County Fire-Rescue
Services contracts with the California Environmental
Protection Agency to provide an Interagency Hazardous
Materials Team to respondto has-mat incidents throughout
Northern California. The Hackney DF 1082 Haz-Mat is
mounted on a HME 1871 custom cab/chassis with a 325
hp Cummins. There are full length roll-out awnings
on both sides of the body to provide shelter during
long-term incidents. With over 800 cu. ft. of storage
capacity, the body provides ample space for all the
bulky equipment required to respond to all haz-mat
calls.A slide-out vertical rack is provided that accommodates
eight (8) complete SCBA's for "snatch and go"
retrieval, plus twelve spare bottles. A 5.0kw Honda
provides power for remount on-scene lighting and other
support services. The roof supports a 240" long
x 60" wide x 10" high bulk storage compartment
with split, lift-up doors. An OSHA approved roof access
ladder is bolted to the rear body panel.
