Ignorance is expensive.
Though I had my fire wagon all good to go.
Turns out DNR has a specific list of tools that must be present on any fire wagon that is working a dnr job...
I didn't have most of em, but they are notably weird and I never even would have thought about it.
500' of 1" or 1.5" fire hose (I had 300' extra 200' $150)
hose wrench, or spanner had that
2.5" adapter got that
1/4 turn to 1.5" nst adapter ($60)
spare spark plug ($3)
2 spare pull start cords($3)
6 hose gaskets ($10)
2 quarts of oil for pump engine
crescent wrench
adjustable pliers
Grease if needed
Screw driver (wtf for?)
spark plug wrench
($60 in misc tools )
300 gal minimum tank
pump sufficient to move 20 gals a minute (think mine does around 50)
20' of suction hose with strainer
Theres also something about being able to fill pump cans off the fire wagon, but we're just going to ignore that for now as there is water onsite
Note:
There is no call out for shovels, pulaskis, axes, piss pumps, or rakes?
Anyhow since I'll be burning in a couple days I decided to check over the fire wagon real quick like. The whole time I have this list rattling around in my head. So I go pull the starter cord and pop... **** you not first pull the cord breaks... but I did find out Honda is nice enough to supply there engines with a nice notch cut out that fits a tie down strap just about perfectly, so spare cord problem solved.
But I have spent around $300 in random junk I'll likely never use, like the 1/4 turn adapter, or the 2 quarts of oil... engine only uses 1/4 of a quart so? or the screw driver? of indeterminate size or shape?
