The officer in charge of the Fire District drives this vehicle. The "Duty" officer's job is to respond to fire and other major incidents as the command officer. The Fire Chief and HFD's Captain II's take this vehicle home at night and respond from home to any number of incidents. Please take the time to look through the truck and see some of it's features.
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In the back seat, the Duty Officer stores his turnout gear. Though they are not actively engaged in fire suppression, safety gear is still important for protection and identification. | |
| In some of HFD's rural areas, there are bridges that will not supporthe weight of fire apparatus. In those cases, the Command Truck will lay hose lines over the bridge from the fire engines on the other side. The Command Truck carries 750 feet of 2 1/2" hose and 200 feet of 1 3/4" attack hose. It also carries some water rescue gear, a full ice chest of water, juice, etc. |  |
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From this side you can see a multitude of equipment in the back seat of the truck. Everything from a full compliment of medical gear, to a crate containing map books and other reference material. | |
| As previously stated, the Command Truck carries a full compliment of medical gear. If the Duty Officer happens to be closer to a medical aid than an engine company, he will respond and render medical care until the arrival of the engine or ambulance. A full airway bag (with oxygen) and a defibrillator makes the Duty Office capable of performing the same level of medical care a the engine companies. |  |
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Here you see HFD's new mapping computer program. There is a computer, or MDT (Mobile Data Terminal) in each of HFD's lead engines, as well as the duty rig. These computers show addresses, maps, and contain GPS units to help HFD's units find incident locations rapidly! |
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