Service – MFB Melbourne
Appliance Type – Mark 5 Pumper
Fleet Number – Car 15
Cab Chassis – Scania 94G 300
Body Builder – Mills Tui
Registration – MBM451
Commissioned – 2005
Car 15 is a ‘Mark 5 Pumper’ built by Mills Tui in 2004/05
It has served with the Training Department, 35 Windsor and is currently in the reserve pool.
Service – MFB Melbourne
Appliance Type – Teleboom (Aerial Pumper)
Fleet Number – Car 380
Cab Chassis – Scania 94G 300
Body Builder – Mills Tui
Registration – MBM474
Commissioned – 2005
Car 380 is a Teleboom – referred to commonly as an Aerial Pumper in other jurisdictions. It was built by Mills Tui Australia and allocated to 7 Thomastown Fire Station.
The below images were captured at the MFB workshops in 2014
Service – MFB Melbourne
Appliance Type – Pumper
Fleet Number – Car 037
Cab Chassis – Scania P310
Body Builder – Mills Tui
Registration – MCI851
Commissioned – 2009
Car 37 is a Mills Tui built Mark 5 Pumper. It’s been assigned to FS 2 West Melbourne since commissioning in 2009.
Photographed here in 2014, it was participating in the Men’s health charity organisation and event ‘Movember’. Quite the dapper Mo.
Service – MFB Melbourne
Appliance Type – POD Transporter
Fleet Number – Car 165
Cab Chassis – International ACCO 2350G
Body Builder –
Registration – MWU233
Commissioned – May 1996
Car165 was Commissioned in 1996 and served at 38 South Melbourne and 47 Footscray fire stations. It was disposed of in 2011 and is has been seen in commercial operation.
Service – MFB Melbourne
Appliance Type – Mark 5 Pumper
Fleet Number – Car 8
Cab Chassis – Scania 94G 300
Body Builder – Mills Tui
Registration – MBB346
Commissioned – 2003
Car 8 is a ‘Mark 5 Pumper’ built by Mills Tui in 2003. Photographed below in NSW, when it was part of the contingent assisting with the devastating October 2013 bushfires around Sydney. It’s part of the MFB reserve pool.
Service – CFA (Victoria)
Appliance Type – Tanker
Cab Chassis – Mack
Body Builder – SEM
Built – October 2005
Registration – MBR374
This tanker was constructed as a prototype, with another prototype on MAN cab chassis at the same time. It spent some time touring differenet areas for demonstration, before eventually being allocated to Melton Fire Brigade.
Firefighting features include a 4000 Litre tank, protection spray systems, plumbed monitor rises in crew deck area. The most unique feature is perhaps the rear crew door which gives direct access between the rear of the cab and crew deck area.
More photos available in this gallery:CFA Melton Brigade
Service – CFA (Victoria)
Appliance Type – Rescue
Cab Chassis – Scania P310
Body Builder – SEM
Registration – MCD662
This appliance was commissioned late in December 2008 at Melton Fire Brigade, replacing an Isuzu Rescue appliance which was due to be reallocated to Monbulk Fire Brigade. It was built by SEM Fire & Rescue
More photos including 360 degree view and locker shots available in this gallery:CFA Melton Brigade
Service – MFB Melbourne
Appliance Type – Mark 5 Pumper
Fleet Number – Car 25
Cab Chassis – Scania 94G 300
Body Builder – Mills Tui
Registration – MBM454
Commissioned – 2005
MFB Car 25 was commissioned in 2005 and assigned as Pumper 10, where it is currently still in service.
This vehicle features artwork designed for the local community – a fire safety message and mural relevant to local Chinese communities.
The image below shows this vehicle in Sydney City, running as a replacement pumper during the October 2013 bushfires. An MFB contingent travelled to Sydney to backfill FRNSW stations while those local resources were utilised in the Blue Mountains and other fire ravaged areas.
Service – MFB Melbourne
Appliance Type – Mark 5 Pumper
Fleet Number – Car 31
Cab Chassis – Scania P310
Body Builder – Mills Tui
Registration – MCB511
Commissioned – 2007
Built by Mills Tui and commissioned in 2007, Car 31 calls 15 station home.
This vehicle was part of the contingent that travelled to Sydney to provide coverage during the major bushfire campaign in October 2013. It covered 22 Leichhardt’s area, as pictured below.
Service – MFB Melbourne
Appliance Type – Ultra Large Pumper
Fleet Number – Car 391
Cab Chassis – Scania P113M 310
Body Builder – Australian Fire Co.
Registration – MAE491
Commissioned – 1995
This is one of only a few ULPs in the MFB. It has served at 42 Newport and 1 Eastern Hill Fire Stations.
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