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Benton Fire District 4 adds new truck to fleet

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Benton Fire District 4 has added a water tender that can hold 3,000 gallons of water and pump up to 500 gallons per minute. The truck cost $240,000 and will arrive in late October.
Benton Fire District 4 has added a water tender that can hold 3,000 gallons of water and pump up to 500 gallons per minute. The truck cost $240,000 and will arrive in late October. Courtesy Benton Fire District 4

Benton Fire District 4 has added a new truck to its fleet.

The department recently bought a water tender that can hold 3,000 gallons of water and pump up to 500 gallons per minute. The truck cost $240,000 and will arrive in late October.

“The recent wildland fires have shown just how important this type of apparatus is to rural areas,” Fire Chief Bill Whealan said in a news release. “It also will act as a backup water source for fire calls we respond to in West Richland.”

Whealan is hopeful the truck will help the district maintain a higher department rating with the Washington Surveying and Rating Bureau.

This story was originally published September 27, 2015 at 10:17 PM with the headline "Benton Fire District 4 adds new truck to fleet."

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