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Appliances New South Wales NSW Rural Fire Service

NSW RFS – Woronora Boat C

Service: NSW Rural Fire Service
Appliance type: Boat
Fleet Number: BFO 1891
Built by Yamba Welding
Build Date:
Registration: 50760

Brigade: Woronora
District: Sutherland
Region: East

From http://www.woronorafire.org.au/equipment.html:

Woronora Fireboat Max Giles (1891)
The Max Giles is the water equivalent of a personnel carrier. It is a modified flat bottom boat build by Yamba Welding and is used to ferry crews and equipment to fires. It does have some fire fighting capability by having hand tools, a small portable pump, 600 feet of 38mm hose and some Y pieces and branches.

NSWRFS Woronora Fire Brigade - a water based Brigade with Boats

NSWRFS Woronora Fire Brigade - a water based Brigade with Boats


Appliances New South Wales NSW Rural Fire Service

NSW RFS – Woronora Boat B

Service: NSW Rural Fire Service
Appliance type: Boat
Fleet Number: BFO 1892
Custom built Bill Bollard vessel
Build Date:
Registration: 54699

Brigade: Woronora
District: Sutherland
Region: East

From http://www.woronorafire.org.au/equipment.html:

Woronora Fireboat Ray Watchorn II (1892)
This is a 7.5 metre boat that was custom designed Bill Bollard, rated 2C for limited offshore use. It has a similar equipment manifest to the Len Carter, with the following features:-
Cabin with lowerable targa mounting for radio antennas, beacons etc
Planing hull with moderate deadrise, but with a bow ramp that can be lowered to allow easy access for fire crews
Twin Honda 130Hp 4-stroke outboard motors, with 250l of fuel

NSWRFS Woronora Fire Brigade - a water based Brigade with Boats

NSWRFS Woronora Fire Brigade - a water based Brigade with Boats

NSWRFS Woronora Fire Brigade - a water based Brigade with Boats


Appliances New South Wales NSW Rural Fire Service

NSW RFS – Woronora Boat A

Service: NSW Rural Fire Service
Appliance type: Boat
Fleet Number: BFO 1893
Built by Yamba Welding
Build Date: 1993
Registration: 54713

Brigade: Woronora
District: Sutherland
Region: East

From http://www.woronorafire.org.au/equipment.html:

This boat was built by Yamba Welding in late 1993, with a major refit in 2012, and is the largest and most heavily constructed boat we have. It has ample space for the storage of equipment and hoses. It is our first response boat (tides permitting) and its normal equipment list includes :-
Twin Yamaha 110Hp 4-stroke outboard motors, with 240 litres of fuel
Yanmar 60HP diesel motor fitted to a Hale CPB3 fire pump delivering over 1500 litres/minute at 1000 kPa, maximum pressure is 2200 kPa (pump performance curve). The discharge is connected to a header tank on the foredeck with two 38mm and 65mm deliveries, along with a 65mm water monitor used to fight boat fires or attack fires on the shore. Water can be pumped from a seachest or suction line.
Foam proportioning system with 70 litres of AFFF

NSWRFS Woronora Fire Brigade - a water based Brigade with Boats

NSWRFS Woronora Fire Brigade - a water based Brigade with Boats

NSWRFS Woronora Fire Brigade - a water based Brigade with Boats

NSWRFS Woronora Fire Brigade - a water based Brigade with Boats


Appliances Isuzu Kuipers Engineering New South Wales NSW Rural Fire Service

NSW RFS – Wisemans Ferry 7 (1998 build) Isuzu

Service: NSW Rural Fire Service
Appliance type: Tanker (Cat 7)
Fleet Number:
Cab Chassis: Isuzu NPS (Single Cab)
Body Builder: Kuipers Engineering
Build Date: April/98
Registration: NA

Brigade: Wisemans Ferry
District: The Hills
Region: East

Wisemans Ferry RFB Cat 7 Tanker, built by Kuipers Engineering. The Hills DistrictSeptember 2013

Wisemans Ferry RFB Cat 7 Tanker, built by Kuipers Engineering. The Hills DistrictSeptember 2013


Appliances Isuzu Kuipers Engineering New South Wales NSW Rural Fire Service

NSW RFS – Wisemans Ferry 1 (2009 build) Isuzu

Service: NSW Rural Fire Service
Appliance type: Tanker (Cat 1)
Fleet Number:
Cab Chassis: Isuzu
Body Builder: Kuipers Engineering
Build Date: 12/09, Body No. KE-M 15705/2. Body Model 01CIV2008A
Registration: NA

Brigade: Wisemans Ferry
District: The Hills
Region: East

Wisemans Ferry RFB Cat 1 Tanker, built by Kuipers Engineering. The Hills DistrictSeptember 2013


Alexander Perrie Appliances Isuzu New South Wales NSW Rural Fire Service

NSW RFS – Clarence Town 7 (2011 build) Isuzu

Service: NSW Rural Fire Service
Appliance type: Tanker (Cat 7)
Fleet Number:
Cab Chassis: Isuzu
Body Builder: Alexander Perrie
Build Date: 2011
Registration: NA

Brigade: Clarence Town
District: Clarence Valley
Region: North

NSW Rural Fire Service - Clarence Town Cat 7 Tanker. Built by Alexander Perrie in 2011


Appliances Kuipers Engineering New South Wales NSW Rural Fire Service Toyota

NSW RFS – Hawkesbury 9 (2004 build) Toyota

Service: NSW Rural Fire Service
Appliance type: Tanker (light) (Cat 9)
Fleet Number:
Cab Chassis: Toyota Landcruiser
Body Builder: Kuipers Engineering
Build Date: July 2004
Registration: NA

Brigade: Hawkesbury HQ
District: Hawkesbury
Region: East

NSWRFS Hawkesbury HQ Cat 9 Tanker.Kuipers Engineering Jul/04 Build

NSWRFS Hawkesbury HQ Cat 9 Tanker.Kuipers Engineering Jul/04 Build


Appliances Isuzu Kuipers Engineering New South Wales NSW Rural Fire Service

NSW RFS – Hawkesbury HQ 1 (2006 build) Isuzu

Service: NSW Rural Fire Service
Appliance type: Tanker (Cat 1)
Fleet Number:
Cab Chassis: Isuzu
Body Builder: Kuipers Engineering
Build Date: February 2006
Registration: NA

Brigade: Hawkesbury HQ
District: Hawkesbury
Region: East

NSWRFS Hawkesbury HQ Cat 1 Tanker.Juipers Engineering Feb/06 Build

NSWRFS Hawkesbury HQ Cat 1 Tanker.Juipers Engineering Feb/06 Build


Appliances Isuzu Kuipers Engineering New South Wales NSW Rural Fire Service

NSW RFS – Ku-ring-gai 1A (2007 build) Isuzu

Service: NSW Rural Fire Service
Appliance type: Tanker (Cat 1)
Fleet Number:
Cab Chassis: Isuzu
Body Builder: Kuipers Engineering
Build Date: October 2007
Registration: NA

Brigade: Ku-ring-gai
District: Hornsby/Ku-ring-gai
Region: East

NSWRFS Ku-ring-gai 1A Tanker. Built Oct/2007 by Kuipers Engineering.Body No. KE-M 13116/2. Body Model No. 012004ASTEELPhoto Sep 2013

NSWRFS Ku-ring-gai 1A Tanker. Built Oct/2007 by Kuipers Engineering.Body No. KE-M 13116/2. Body Model No. 012004ASTEELPhoto Sep 2013


Appliances Isuzu Kuipers Engineering New South Wales NSW Rural Fire Service

NSW RFS – Ku-ring-gai 1B (2000 build) Isuzu

Service: NSW Rural Fire Service
Appliance type: Tanker (Cat 1)
Fleet Number:
Cab Chassis: Isuzu
Body Builder: Kuipers Engineering
Build Date: March 2000
Registration: NA

Brigade: Ku-ring-gai
District: Hornsby/Ku-ring-gai
Region: East

NSWRFS Ku-ring-gai 1B Tanker. Built Mar/2000 by Kuipers Engineering.Photo Sep 2013

NSWRFS Ku-ring-gai 1B Tanker. Built Mar/2000 by Kuipers Engineering.Photo Sep 2013