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    M978 - Wildland Tactical Water Tender Conversion

    Their performance is pretty amazing. We haven't noticed any difference in performance based on altitude. Some of the districts in northern Idaho, which is more mountainous and forested, were concerned about their size and maneuverability until they took one out in the woods and tried it - the...
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    M978 - Wildland Tactical Water Tender Conversion

    A number of fire districts/department have gotten their M978s into service over the past year: Carey Rural Fire District Salmon Tract Rural Fire District Shelley Fire Department Shoshone County Rural Fire District #3 Ucon Fire Department And lastly, a shot of IDL's M978 on...
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    M978 - Wildland Tactical Water Tender Conversion

    Bonneville County Rural Fire District #1 is the first of our cooperators to get their M978 in Service - a pretty sharp looking truck. It has a diesel powered pump mounted on the right side where the tool box was and they removed the dog house and added 700 gallons to the tank. The monitor on...
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    M978 - Wildland Tactical Water Tender Conversion

    Thanks for the compliments - we're pretty proud of it. I just wish I wasn't too old and fat to go out with it on a fire assignment. Here are a couple of additional photos - a close up of the front and of the pump compartment after dark so the arrangements show better.
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    M978 - Wildland Tactical Water Tender Conversion

    I've been meaning to post this thread about converting a M978 to a wildland tactical water tender for a few months now and am just getting to it. I work for the Idaho Dept. of Lands - one of our missions is wildland fire suppression. We acquired a M978 via the DoD Fire Fighter Program in 2013...
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