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ck  Bigfoot is a 2 1/2 ton truck with two 600 gallon tanks, a pressure pump, and a separate drafting pump. This provides the ability to draw water from any available water source for resupply, which is crucial where fire hydrants do not exist. The primary source of water is Little River and its tributaries.  This has been used for heavy rescue work. This truck can fill its own tanks at about 150gpm, and can resupply at about the same rate with a 5HP pump, or can nurse using a 2 1/2" connection. Pressure pump driven by an 11HP motor, supplies a 3/4" booster reel and a 1 1/2" preconnect hose. .This truck was painted by the Vo-Tech in Hugo, and a good job they did, even though we hated seeing the camouflage go away.
This is what Bigfoot looked like when first put into service.  We had an immediate need, and had to equip it as a fire truck  before painting it.  Turns out we liked it that way.