Agency official describes brush truck used in wildland fires and recent heavy use

An agency official described the department's brush truck and how it supports wildfire response, saying the vehicle "is on a Ford chassis" and that "we can start this, we can run this and drive the truck at the same time." The official said the configuration lets crews "get, uh, where the larger trucks can't, get in a little closer to the fire, get into the wooded areas, open fields," and bring firefighters "right up to the fire."

The official cited last year's Crown Point fire as an example of heavy use, saying that unit "ran almost a a straight week." No further operational metrics or staffing details were included in the transcript.