MES – VIRGINIA

Model 1 Wildland

Department Overview

This completed Ridgehound Model 1 demo is traveling with the MES Life Safety Apparatus Sales Team in VA as they meet with departments across Virginia, Pennsylvania, the Carolinas, and Tennessee. Fully equipped and available for demonstration, it gives agencies a chance to see the Model 1’s layout, equipment, and systems in person and consider how the platform could fit their needs.

Community & Response

Designed for wildland and all-hazards response, this Model 1 brings water, pumping capability, off-road mobility, and organized equipment storage together in a compact apparatus. Its condensed center deck, forward coffins, and single center hose reel support practical equipment access and deployment. It’s suited to departments facing vegetation fires, wildland-urban interface risk, rural response, mutual aid, and extended incidents.

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FULL SPECS

| Model 1 Wildland

2026 FORD F-550 CREW CAB 4X4, 6.7L POWER STROKE DIESEL
BUCKSTOP STAGE III SINGLE REAR WHEEL CONVERSION WITH 335/80R20 PETLAS TIRES
HPI RIDGEHOUND MODEL 1 ALL-ALUMINUM BODY, POWDER-COATED TO MATCH THE RACE RED CHASSIS
400-GALLON UPF POLY TANK WITH INTEGRATED 10-GALLON FOAM CELL
DARLEY 1.5AGE 24K PUMP WITH EGOV DIGITAL CONTROLS
TRIDENT FOAMATE 1.0 CLASS A FOAM SYSTEM
AKRON 3462 FRONT FORESTRY MONITOR
DUAL HANNAY TOPSIDE BOOSTER REELS WITH 1-INCH HOSE
DUAL 1.5-INCH REAR DECK DISCHARGES
WHELEN CORE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM WITH LIBERTY II LIGHTBAR
BAJA DESIGNS SCENE LIGHTING, WHELEN WORK LIGHTS, FRC TOPSIDE LIGHTS, AND GROUND AND ROCK LIGHTING
BUCKSTOP OUTBACK FRONT BUMPER WITH WARN 16.5TI WINCH AND SYNTHETIC CABLE
HAVIS CONSOLE WITH PUMP CONTROLS AND PROVISIONS FOR DUAL RADIOS
SPITZ LIFT ASSISTED TOPSIDE SPARE TIRE