The Accessory Dream Guide Issue 5

FEATURED VEHICLE

Year/Make/Model: 2012 Ford F550 Owner: Wembley Fire Department Location: Wembley, AB

RESCUE UNIT

Wembley is a small town of approximately 2000 people just 24 km west of Grande Prairie, Alberta. In addition to their 25 brave and dedicated volunteer firefighters, they have recently employed a full-time Fire Chief. They work closely with the fire departments from the surrounding commu- nities in all types of first response situations ranging from car accidents to fires to ice rescues. After some successful fund raising and with a lot of community support, they recently bought this Ford F550 rescue truck which the County was retiring. This makes the firefighters’ jobs much easier as the F550 can get into places which the larger fire trucks can’t. Now they have equipped it to fit their needs by having practical accessories installed including an 8000 lb. Warn winch complete with synthetic rope and a Warn Epic Recovery kit. A spray- in box liner protects the back-work area,

Modifications & Accessories: - Toyo 14 ply M605 Tires - Gardit Spray Liner - Custom Built Truxedo ProX15 Cover

- Rolling Cargo Bed - Warn 8000 Winch - Warn Epic Recovery Kit Accessories installed by: Raven Truck Accessories Grande Prairie, Alberta

which in summer months will house a water skid and in winter will carry all of the ice rescue equipment. After all, this is northern Canada and ice rescue is a common emergency. To protect it from harsh elements, they got a custom-fit Truxedo ProX15 mounted over the truck box. Under that, there is a very handy full roll-out Cargo Bed. The team at Raven Truck Accessories Grande Prairie stated: “It was an honour to work on such a great piece of equipment”. It didn’t take long for this new piece of equipment to see action. In fact, the day they got it back, it went out on a call less than 2 hours later.

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