New ATV in service for Oneida Valley VFD, engine coming
OAKLAND TWP — The Oneida Valley Volunteer Fire Department soon will be equipped with a new all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and fire engine.
The ATV, which was recently put into service, is slightly larger than a golf cart and uses a basket to carry patients over rough terrain.
According to fire chief Gary Wulff, the ATV already has been used to help the department carry victims from remote locations.
“The vehicle can fit a driver, EMT and medic and comes with extra lighting, so if an incident happens at night, they can be working on the victim,” he said. “We’ve used it for someone stuck way back off the road into the woods.”
The vehicle also has been used to fight brush fires, Wulff said.
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