LVFD's tactical water tender, 'Big John,' ready for action

After nearly two years, work on the Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department's new tactical water tender is finished and the department's latest piece of firefighting equipment is ready for action.

Fire Apparatus Repair of Missoula built the 2500-gallon tender on an Army surplus 2006 Freightliner 6x6 chassis acquired in 2016 through the Federal Excess Property program.

The cost of modifying the new ve...