Last weekend we had the great pleasure of attending the dedication of Tanker 206 in Brierfield, Alabama. The new, 2500-gallon tanker was built by Midwest Fire and was funded in part through the AFG process and local Alabama grants. For those who follow our work you know that our travels have taken us to the Brierfield area about 18 times over the last decade or so and the folks there have worked really hard to improve their automatic mutual aid efforts (Shelby County First Battalion) as well as their water supply delivery methods. Shelby County First Battalion is one of our 1000 GPM Club Members!

Anyway.....Tanker 206 replaces a 30-year old tanker that Brierfield Fire Rescue got from a Pennsylvania department a number of years ago. The new tanker has a 1250 gpm pump, a 4-inch front discharge (really nice) and carries twin, 2000-gallon dump tanks. And....if you follow Brierfield Fire Rescue's social media you will see that the new rig has already been put to work at a number of structure incidents since the first of the year.

Congratulations on bringing the tanker project to fruition! A really nice tanker at a cost that does not break the bank!