A Brush Truck is a combination of an all terrain vehicle, mini-pumper, and a wilderness

Wilderness

Wilderness or wildland is a natural environment on Earth that has not been significantly modified by human activity. It may also be defined as: "The most intact, undisturbed wild natural areas left on our planet—those last truly wild places that humans do not control and have not developed with...

 rescue vehicle, often used to fight wildfire

Wildfire

A wildfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area. Other names such as brush fire, bushfire, forest fire, desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, squirrel fire, vegetation fire, veldfire, and wilkjjofire may be used to describe the same...

s. It is sometimes also known as a booster, Brush Breaker, or simply a Breaker.

Typically, an example would be a heavy duty pickup truck

Pickup truck

A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area .-Definition:...

 outfitted with a 200+ gallon tank, Indian tanks, chainsaws, picks, fire rakes, and stretchers for rescue operations. Most trucks would have a front mounted secondary pump that can feed its primary outlets, or can provide boost power to supplement a high drawing engine. The role of a Brush truck is simply, get in where the main apparatus(es) cannot go, such as narrow roads, fields, or in very swampy areas. Newer brush trucks would have a diesel engine set on a 1-ton pickup chassis. Older versions would be a large displacement gas engine, like a 351W, a 390W, or 460W. Some older trucks can be a regular pickup with fire department

Fire department

A fire department or fire brigade is a public or private organization that provides fire protection for a certain jurisdiction, which typically is a municipality, county, or fire protection district...

markings, lights and Fire radio, with a portable pump and hose lines with a large water tank. Brush trucks can usually respond to non-firefighting situations such as medical calls, but not all departments have medical equipment on these trucks.

The role of the brush truck has changed over the past few years. Many brush trucks are now used as first responders, because of their ease of maneuverability and operation. Furthermore, in the past most rural or volunteer departments deployed these units to fight brush fires, but now the industry has seen a shift and many urban departments are purchasing these units to fight car fires in parking structures, and as first responders. Many companies have sprung up with the increase in demand for this versatile fire fighting apparatus. Several of the larger truck manufactures now produce brush trucks; Brush Fighter http://www.brushfighter.com, Rosenbauer America http://rosenbaueramerica.com, and Emergency One.