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High Water Rescue Unit from Freeport Long Island N.Y.
In 1998,The Freeport Fire
Department became the 1st Fire Department
on Long Island to form there
High Water Rescue Unit.They use a converted 6 x 6 military jeep
vehicle into a 6 x 6 water rescue unit.This rig is capable of driving
in severe flooded road conditions that no ordinary
fire apparatus or Emeregency
Rescue vehicle can drive thru.They can relieve flooded basements in
homeowners house,carowners who cars that is stuck on flooded roads
that carowners cant walk thru and rescue other people who are trapped
in dire flood emergencies.Presently!!Freeport now has 2 High Water 6 x
6 Water Rescue Units.
Photography by
Russell Curley
Correspondent & Photographer
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Photo used with permission from Russell Curley
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