Equipment
CFB Esquimalt Fleet Dive Unit
Dec. 9, 2009 - The CFB Esquimalt Fleet Dive Unit
Pacific EOD Team in B.C. under the command of Michael Hales took delivery in
April of a Fort Garry Fire Trucks-built EOD (explosive ordinance disposal)
truck. Built on a Sterling Acterra 4x4 chassis and powered by an Allison 3000
EVS transmission and a Cummins ISC 330-hp engine, the truck is equipped with an
800 IG poly water tank, a fold-down ramp/door for EOD robots, a 10-meter camera
mast system with I/R capabilities, two ordinance magazines, a gun safe, a 3,000-watt
command light, 10-kw MCR Harrison generator, a Setcom intercom system, side and
back-up camera system, I/R camera., NFPA LED light package, locking compartment
doors and a Protexplode alarm system.
December 9, 2009
By
Carey Fredericks
