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Engines, Unimogs and ATC Pictures

Engines are one of the primary suppression tools used by fire managers in the Great Basin.  The majority of engines used by the Nevada BLM are Type IV engines that are four-wheel drive.  The reason Type IV engines are preferred is because of the amount of water they hold.  Water sources are usually few and far between and the more water an engine can hold the more wet line it can put it.  Below are pictures of various engines and Unimogs that have been taken over years.  Check out the slideshow to see pictures of the three engines that I have been engine boss on. I am looking for pictures of Carson BLM's Dragon Wagon from the 1980's, if you have any please e-mail me at drader@firehousemail.com so I can post some.

 


-This is a slideshow of the different engines that I have been Engine Boss on since 1998. The first is an ATC Wildland Ultra XT. The second is a Freightliner FL70. The third is an International Model 4800. The last is the Mercedes Benz Unimog Model 2450. The ATC picture was used from the S and S Fire Website.

Engine 1947 and Steven Peake on the Mud Springs Fire in July 2001.

Engine 2940 and 2941 respond to a rollover accident on Highway 95 about 3 miles south of McDermit.

Engine 2940 and 2941 respond to a rollover accident on Highway 95 about 3 miles south of McDermit.

Picture of 2931 after we cleaned it and got it "Parade Ready".

Another picture of 2931. Custom blade paint job by Branon White.

Unimog 2931 and Engine 2961 at Firefest in South Lake Tahoe.

Picture of one of the original Model 900 Unimogs. Chris Jones is walking alongside in the picture. Photo by Mary Lou Rader.

Unimiog 2931 and a beautiful sunset on the Airport Fire in 1998. Photo by Chris Jones.

Three engine working in tandem on the Airport Fire.

Engine 2943 doing direct attack on the Airport Fire. Photo by Greg Garcia.

Engine 2940 and crew drafting out of a horse trough on the Double H Complex in 2000.

Picture of one of the U-140 Unimogs when it was brand new in 1995. Photo by Greg Garcia.

2931 cutting line on the Spaulding Fire in 1996. Photo by Greg Garcia.

One of the only times I got 2931 stuck. This was on the Button Point Fire in 1998.

2931 on the Reservoir Fire north of Reno in 1999.

2931 cutting line on the Spaulding Fire in 1996. Photo by Greg Garcia.

Picture of a brand new Forest Service Freightliner Type III engine at the S and S Factory in Indiana.

Engine 2942 of the Winnemucca BLM.

One of the first engines of the Winnemucca BLM in the mid-1950's. Unkown photographer.

Picture of a Tatra at Burning Man in 1998. The Nevada BLM is supposedly going to be getting a couple of these. Photo by Derrick Rader.

Kristen Calton, Brock Uhlig, and Engine 1944 on the Dido Complex in 1999. Photo by Mark Nunez.

Fish and Wildlife Service Type VI engine 4162. Photo taken on Carolina Sandhills Rx Burns in 2002.

This is the type of engine that was used on Blackbeard Island NWR for Rx Burns that we did in 2002.

Engine 2961 (Type VI) on the Keystone Fire with the column from the Spaulding Fire in the background in 1998. Photo taken by Greg Garcia.


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