Our 6,800-gallon tractor trailer tanker was replaced in 1981 with a 1967 International 4,200 gallon tanker we acquired from an Amoco dealer in Baltimore County.
Our 6,800-gallon tractor trailer tanker was replaced in 1981 with a 1967 International 4,200 gallon tanker we acquired from an Amoco dealer in Baltimore County.
In July of 1967, we received a used trailer from the Hess Oil Company with a 6,800 gallon capacity for rural water supply.
Brush 5, a 1956 Dodge Power Wagon, is a retired apparatus of the Church Hill Volunteer Fire Department.
Tanker 5 was not equipped with a pump, but carried 4200 gallons of water – making it the biggest tanker in the County for many years.
Brush 5 served CHVFD for 28 years. It was equipped with a 250 gallon tank and a 400 gpm Hale pump.
Tanker 5 has a 1,000 gpm pump and a 3,000 gallon water tank. This unit is due to be replaced in 2019 with a new custom Pierce Engine/Tanker.