FusionCruiser

FusionCruiser Story

Follow the history of the RFBAQ FusionCruiser below.

Friday, 11 Aug 2023

RFBAQ FusionCruiser given to Booie Rise RFB.

Located north of Nanango and east of Kingaroy, Booie Rise RFB is an active brigade that has 22 brigade members and covers both sides of the Burnett Highway. 

The vehicle will be the property of the brigade and the Rural Fire Service Queensland will kindly provide insurance, fuel and maintenance for the life of the vehicle. 

Designed by Queensland brigade members for Queensland brigades and conditions this is the 9th Landcruiser Light Attack that the RFBAQ has given to brigades over the last 3 years and the 12th  vehicle in total with both Birdsville RFB and Burketown RFB receiving Town Heavy Attack fire trucks and Murphys Creek RFB receiving the MercedesBenz Light Attack.

The FusionCruiser is 100% funded by donations to the RFBAQ and the stowage, lightbars and radios were kindly supplied by RFSQ as was the fuel, accommodation and maintenance for the feedback tour with brigades.

Congratulations to Booie Rise RFB and thankyou for wearing the yellow coat, riding the yellow truck and defending your community.

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Booie Rise 2nd Officer Jim Middlebrook, 4th Officer Raymond Hadley, 1st Officer Tim Harcus, local RFBAQ representative David Black, Jake Wain (Booie Rise), RFBAQ president Ian Pike and general manager Justin Choveaux
*photo credit to South Burnett Online - https://southburnett.com.au/news2/

Monday, 18 Jul 2022

Looking for more information on the Dräeger escape hoods that are in the RFBAQ FusionCruiser?

We've got all the information you need right here!

  
 
Contact for Dräeger Australia:
Erin Beirne, National BDM - Defence, Mining, Police

Friday, 15 Jul 2022

The video explaining the RFBAQ Fusion Cruiser is now available. 

 Our goal was to make a safer light attack firefighting platform that also meets brigade needs and we think that we have succeeded.
 
Please get onto your local RFBAQ elected representative to find out when it is coming to your RFSQ Area. 
 
Feedback forms are available with the vehicle.
 
 
For further information or enquiries please email gm@rfbaq.org or call Justin on 0428218507

Wednesday, 1 Dec 2021

FusionCruiser - We will make a safer light attack firefighting platform that also meets brigade needs.

The RFBAQ are fusing the crew safety learnings from the Innovation Platform onto the RFBAQ designed Landcruiser Light Attack. The Toyota Landcruiser has arrived at Madills in Gympie and is receiving its GVM upgrade, bull bar, brush bars and chunky tyres. In the new year it will move down to QuikCorp to have the back manufactured and fitted with handover scheduled for mid-May 2022.
 
FusionCruiser features and inclusions:  
  • Sentinel 300 air purifier that will be located behind the cab.
  • An over cab CAFS crew protection spray that is activated from within the cab using a dedicated electric motor.
  • An electric chainsaw and charge point to reduce the amount and types of fuel carried.
  • Batter sprays, both drivers and passengers side, activated by either driver or passenger.
  • Passenger side firefighting outlet behind cab.
  • Main pump start and revs managed from within cab. 
  • Crew protection blanket located within cab for ease of access in emergency.
  • Drip torch fuel storage built under tray (there will be no fuel stored in lockers).
  • All lockers keyed alike with possibility of central locking on total of vehicle.
  • Auxiliary battery.
  • Rated recovery points front and rear.
  • Built in bushfire mapping tablet holder and integrated charge points.
  • Mobile Cellular Network Signal Booster Repeater Amplifier Unit.
  • 1B50 Hatz engine to GAAM 70D pump.
  • 550 litres of water in belly tank.
  • Steel bull bar and brush bars.
  • 4.2t GVM Lovells upgrade.
  • Next gen FLIR PathFindIR built into the cab roof  - night vision system that helps you clearly see road hazards in total darkness, and it will alert you to nearby vehicles, people, and animals.
With full stowage and two firefighters the vehicle weight is forecast to come in at 3.9t.
 
The RFBAQ design will also incorporate improvement to the current Landcruiser design with the spare wheel slide and the spare wheel door operating like a gate. The cab chassis is a GXL instead of the previous Workmate’s as the GXL has diff lock and comfier seats. 
 
The plan is to have the vehicle 100% tested and on road by FarmFest 2022 and then showcase it to brigade members until June 2023 where the chosen brigade drives away from the second RFSQ Summit in the vehicle.
 
A huge thanks to RFSQ / QFES for covering the fuel and maintenance, the full stowage, lightbars and siren on the vehicle as well as travel costs when the vehicle is out in brigade land.
 
Expressions of interest will open in later December 2022 to brigades without a fire truck and brigades with a new/near new fire truck that can be cascaded to a brigade without a fire truck.
 
 
Here is the prospective run sheet with local meeting places refined closer to the dates between local RFSQ Area Offices and local RFBAQ Reps. 

Want to see the brigade feedback on Landcruiser 1.0? -  rfbaq.org/landcruiser_prototype_combinedfeedback

Monday, 18 Jul 2022

parat2Looking for more information on the Dräeger escape hoods that are in the RFBAQ FusionCruiser?

We've got all the information you need right here!

  
 
 
 
 
 
Contact for Dräeger Australia:
Erin Beirne, National BDM - Defence, Mining, Police

Friday, 15 Jul 2022

The video explaining the RFBAQ Fusion Cruiser is now available. 

 
Our goal was to make a safer light attack firefighting platform that also meets brigade needs and we think that we have succeeded.
 
Please get onto your local RFBAQ elected representative to find out when it is coming to your RFSQ Area. 
 
Feedback forms are available with the vehicle.
 
 
For further information or enquiries please email gm@rfbaq.org or call Justin on 0428218507
Wednesday, 1 Dec 2021

FusionCruiser-1FusionCruiser - We will make a safer light attack firefighting platform that also meets brigade needs.

The RFBAQ are fusing the crew safety learnings from the Innovation Platform onto the RFBAQ designed Landcruiser Light Attack. The Toyota Landcruiser has arrived at Madills in Gympie and is receiving its GVM upgrade, bull bar, brush bars and chunky tyres. In the new year it will move down to QuikCorp to have the back manufactured and fitted with handover scheduled for mid-May 2022.
 
FusionCruiser features and inclusions:  
  • Sentinel 300 air purifier that will be located behind the cab.
  • An over cab CAFS crew protection spray that is activated from within the cab using a dedicated electric motor.
  • An electric chainsaw and charge point to reduce the amount and types of fuel carried.
  • Batter sprays, both drivers and passengers side, activated by either driver or passenger.
  • Passenger side firefighting outlet behind cab.
  • Main pump start and revs managed from within cab. 
  • Crew protection blanket located within cab for ease of access in emergency.
  • Drip torch fuel storage built under tray (there will be no fuel stored in lockers).
  • All lockers keyed alike with possibility of central locking on total of vehicle.
  • Auxiliary battery.
  • Rated recovery points front and rear.
  • Built in bushfire mapping tablet holder and integrated charge points.
  • Mobile Cellular Network Signal Booster Repeater Amplifier Unit.
  • 1B50 Hatz engine to GAAM 70D pump.
  • 550 litres of water in belly tank.
  • Steel bull bar and brush bars.
  • 4.2t GVM Lovells upgrade.
  • Next gen FLIR PathFindIR built into the cab roof  - night vision system that helps you clearly see road hazards in total darkness, and it will alert you to nearby vehicles, people, and animals.
With full stowage and two firefighters the vehicle weight is forecast to come in at 3.9t.
 
The RFBAQ design will also incorporate improvement to the current Landcruiser design with the spare wheel slide and the spare wheel door operating like a gate. The cab chassis is a GXL instead of the previous Workmate’s as the GXL has diff lock and comfier seats. 
 
The plan is to have the vehicle 100% tested and on road by FarmFest 2022 and then showcase it to brigade members until June 2023 where the chosen brigade drives away from the second RFSQ Summit in the vehicle.
 
A huge thanks to RFSQ / QFES for covering the fuel and maintenance, the full stowage, lightbars and siren on the vehicle as well as travel costs when the vehicle is out in brigade land.
 
Expressions of interest will open in later December 2022 to brigades without a fire truck and brigades with a new/near new fire truck that can be cascaded to a brigade without a fire truck.
 
 
Here is the prospective run sheet with local meeting places refined closer to the dates between local RFSQ Area Offices and local RFBAQ Reps. 
 

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Want to see the brigade feedback on Landcruiser 1.0? -  https://rfbaq.org/landcruiser_prototype_combinedfeedback

Manual and schematics can be accessed here.