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The below appliance is currently STILL in service alongside their scania HP 20 (ex Hope Valley FRS)
WA Fire & Rescue – MP60 – Acco 2350 Medium Pumper
July 2, 2015 – 11:00 am
Service – Fire & Rescue Service of WA
Appliance type – Medium Pumper
Fleet number – MP60
Cab Chassis – International ACCO 2350
Body Builder – South West Fire Units
Registration – 1ALI099
This pumper was part of a build of 6 on ACCO 2350 cab chassis. Most were originally setup as a standard Medium Pumper and later modified to become a Medium Pumper Heavy Rescue for use at major regional stations. The addition of a bullbar and updated signage are key visual signs of the rebuild. This appliance appears to have the midlife rebuild complete without the upgrade to Heavy Rescue
By 2015, this appliance had been replaced at Karratha by a Scania
Photographed in 2013, thanks Matt