New tanker adds serious fire power for Warialda

Updated July 28 2016 - 12:20pm, first published 12:11pm
COPPING A SPRAY: From left, Gail McKee,  Warialda Captain Bill Farrar, Namoi/Gwydir RFS Superintendent Michael Brooks and MP Adam Marshall.
COPPING A SPRAY: From left, Gail McKee, Warialda Captain Bill Farrar, Namoi/Gwydir RFS Superintendent Michael Brooks and MP Adam Marshall.

THE Rural Fire Service brigade at Warialda has acquired some serious firepower, in the shape of a new tanker. The $440,000 vehicle comes equipped with a remote-controlled water cannon and is one of just 10 CAT 6 tankers currently in service across the state.

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