The Hennessey Fire Department has added a serious piece of equipment to its fleet, a fully outfitted brush fire truck built for tough terrain and big jobs.
Delivered in February, the truck spent several months at Myder Fire Support Services in Chickasha, where it was converted from a 1990 BMY 932A2 6×6 cargo truck into an โextremeโ brush rig. Kingfisher County District 2 Commissioner Mike Sparks arranged for a county crew to bring it home on October 28, noting, โGetting this equipment at no cost to the town using county tax funds is a great deal.โ
The upgraded truck features a 1,200-gallon water tank, triple the capacity of smaller brush units, a joystick-controlled remote water monitor, four front bumper nozzles, whip lines for spraying while moving, multiple booster hoses, LED lighting, sirens, and a backup camera. It was also given a fresh coat of fire-engine red paint, with graphics to be added soon by Royal Signs.
Fire Chief Brandon Scott said the six-wheel-drive truck will allow firefighters to reach areas smaller rigs canโt, similar to those used by Dover, Loyal, Okeene, and Drummond departments.
A committee of firefighters, Dustin Grellner, Cris Pribyl, Jake Streck, Levi Copeland, and James Matousek, researched, inspected, and planned the build. Singer Oil played a key role, generously donating the use of their airplane to fly the team to Dallas to inspect the vehicle before purchase. In appreciation, the truck will carry the call sign โRT-22,โ matching the tail number of Singer Oilโs plane.
The project was fully funded through Kingfisher County sales tax, with no town funds used. The new truck will be put into service soon, giving Hennessey firefighters a powerful new tool for battling brush and grass fires. Story and Photos by AAH Jack Quirk.
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