Looking for suggestions on a new tanker/tender truck for our department.
We are a volunteer department in Kentucky with a mostly rural response area. We do have some large businesses and warehouses along with two industrial parks. We recently got the funding to buy a new truck and are looking at getting a new tanker/tender truck because we don't have many good hydrants in our area. What are some features or additions that would be handy to have on the truck?
Our current response setup is 1000gal pumper as our first out truck and a 1500gal pumper as our second out (this truck acts as a nurse to the first). We then have a 3000gal tanker that shuttles water to the scene. The new truck we are looking at getting will be a pumper/tanker to replace the 1500gal pumper. We are looking at a 2000 or 2500 gal tank as we don't want to get too big because of some of our tight roads. This truck would also respond to large wildland fires and vehicle fire and could potentially be used as a mutual aid truck to surrounding departments.