July 29, 2021 3:40 a.m.

Staff with the City of Roseburg Fire Department has welcomed two, brand new, state of the art Haz Mat vehicles into the department fleet.

Fire Chief Monte Bryan said the vehicles are owned by the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal and were provided as part of an agreement that the OSFM has with the City of Roseburg. Bryan said with the partnership, OSFM provides training, equipment, and emergency response vehicles for hazardous material incident response. In exchange, the City of Roseburg Fire Department provides personnel for incident response and maintenance of equipment as part of the OSFM Regional Hazardous Materials Response Team #1. Bryan said the OSFM also has agreements and partnerships with 12 other Regional Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Teams.

Of the two new vehicles, one is a custom built 2021 Pierce Enforcer rescue response vehicle. It provides additional seating, increased storage, an onboard generator, and weather station, wireless and satellite communications, and the ability to be utilized for incident command. The second vehicle is a 2021 Ford F-550 with custom chassis built for use as a quick response vehicle.

Bryan said the State of Oregon Petroleum Load fee provides funding for the vehicles. The fee, implemented in 1989, provides funding for hazardous materials response across the State of Oregon. Staff with RFP said the Pierce Enforcer Heavy Duty Rescue Vehicle is valued at over $693,00. The second vehicle is valued at just over $236,000.

Bryan said both of the vehicles will be housed at Public Safety Center.