The unit presently operates with three vehicles equipped to deal with emergencies.
The first is a state-issued General Purpose truck, a Ford F350 with a customized pod, carrying a broad range of rescue and salvage equipment. This is our primary response vehicle, and carries chainsaws, quick cuts, lighting equipment, generators and pumps, stretchers and first aid equipment, roofing props and supports, tarps, ladders, hydraulic and power hand tools, sandbags and rooftop safety equipment, which is also compatible for use in rescues from heights or depths.
....................Rescue 1 - Ford F350
The other two vehicles are 4WD utes (a Ford Courier supplied by Hume City Council and a Toyota Hilux (owned by the unit with funds raised by members) with canopies attached to the back stocked with a minimum of equipment for small tasks. This equipment is primarily aimed at storm damage tasks, and includes a chainsaw, ladders, lighting and power leads, ladder, rooftop safety equipment, first aid, minor hand tools and tarps.
....................Iveco - Rescue 2
....................Ford Courier - Rescue 3
....................Toyota Hilux - Passenger Carrier
The unit also has some other specialised equipment particularly suited for its primary operational tasks:
Submersible pump
Hydraulic cutting and lifting equipment
Airbag lifting equipment
4WD recovery kits
A small unit owned lighting and electrical trailer, also suitable for carrying extra equipment.
A large, state owned (as part of its counter terrorism arrangements) lighting plant and generator.
Broadmeadows SES also ensures it has a range of extra high use equipment (such as generators and chainsaws) on hand and ready for operational use to cover mechanical failure and scheduled services
....................Our NEW Communications Trailer
