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New wildfire units for City of Cape Town Six new Iveco Eco Daily 4x4 wildfire units for the City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue
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he City of Cape Town has invested in six new wildfire units in time for the summer wildfire season. The units were built on Iveco 4x4 Daily chassis’. Fire and Rescue International spoke to City of Cape Town’s Willie Olivier regarding the investment. “The vehicles are specifically designed for the summer season for wildfires but could also be used in any fire situation. It is a small versatile vehicle, which can access places and areas that cannot be reached by conventional fire fighting vehicles,” said Olivier. Five of the units have been completed; three by Marcé and two by Fire Raiders while one is still being built. “The new Ivecos will mainly replace the old bush fire fighting vehicles,” said Olivier. The vehicles were designed to get the maximum performance from the vehicle but to try and keep it as light as possible,” he added.
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“The units will be assigned to our seasonal fire fighters, who start on 1 December 2016 until end of May 2017. The reasoning behind this is to assure that the vehicles is available every day,” explained Olivier. The vehicles will be spread throughout the city.
Specifications Built on the Iveco Eco Daily single cab chassis with a 3-litre, 4 cylinder diesel engine with a power output of 146hp @3 000 - 3 500rpm; 350Nm @ 1 400 – 2 600rpm the units have a 6-speed synchromesh overdrive gearbox and a double reduction transfer box.
The vehicles are specifically designed for the summer wildfire season
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