Wildfire ash effect on engine?

Cabin filter needs attention most likely, id worrie more about your lungs. Hope all is better soon.

 

nope. Type 1 and 3, yes. Type 6 or your typical f250/350/550 do not and they drive them just feet from the fire.

 

First gen don’t have cabin filter

 

Make oil bath filters a thing again

 

I wish 1st gen Tacoma’s had cabin air filters. My cabin filter is a k95 mask

 

N95 should be a thing in LA with its pollution even if there’s no fire

 

correct. Fire engines such as the type 1 & 3 intake designed prevents the suction of ambers. As for type 6 or the Ford super duty, there’s no difference between civilians or wild land apparatus or BC/DC vehicles.

If you’re worry about the Toyota intake, don’t drive it.

 

Really??? All the Engines I have been around in New Mexico sure have.

 

what’s did HME, BME etc add or do differently to the intake?

 

HME Are Junk, There are Several of those Trash Trucks in Otero County in New Mexico that Arent Worth a Dime.. If the Department that own them were Lucky they would Burn up at the Next Fire they went to.

 

I will say this... It does make one of those Centrifugal (Centripital?) Snorkel Caps look like a damn good idea.
https://snorkelupgrade.com/pages/how-it-works



Basically turns your intake into a mini-Dyson Vacuum. Slings dirt to the outside so clean(er) air makes its way to the filter. Ash is probably fine enough that it doesn't all get slung out. Maybe 50% at best? But yeah, I'd take that 50%. Even 25%.

 

Or as mentioned, a battalion chief or division chief f250 that are use on the fire line as a safety officer or strike team leader. No modification is made to the take system and they drive those vehicles feet from active fire

 

Where do they do this?

 

so what did other type 6 manufacturer done to the intake system? I service those engines before and the intake is factory. Filter is stock and can be purchased from your local auto parts store, lol. The tube itself is factory.

I’m interested to see what NM has done to their fire fleet requirement. Got pictures of the modification made?

 

throughout CA, at all the incidents

 

in NM, how to PIO or IC go from DP to DP or IWI to take command? Specialize vehicle?

 

Yes they use a Special Vehicle, But they go to a Command Post and stay there, They dont go Bouncing around from Place to Place.

 

I guess my question is, what kind of vehicle?

PIO or some of the incident management team have to bounce around from division to division, they can’t remain at the ICP for the duration of the incident. Like I said, I’m interested to see what modification is made for the vehicles to be at or near the fire line in NM

 

One of may buddies was a crew chief for Cal-Fire out of Truckee California for 30 years. Before that he was with the Mountain Rescue Team in the Sierras.
He's got some stories!

 

If it that large of an Incident it would either be on USFS or New Mexico State Forestry Land. Either one of them would have the Incident and they would request a Team. Type 1 or Type 2? Type 3 Team is handled Locally, Yes a Type 3 stays at the Command Post and gets their information from the Crews on the Ground.