J-20 Fire Trucks in New Zealand

This 1980 Jeep J-20 was photographed in service with the New Brighton Volunteer Fire Brigade by David Miller, and is now at Ferrymead Heritage Park in Christchurch NZ.

Different examples of the New Zealand J-20 have different features; a rear view of New Brighton 1451 shows the large booster reel and plenty of storage space.

Unit 2810 was photographed by Daryl Sayer at Sumner, a coastal suburb of Christchurch. Also a 1980 Jeep, it's fitted out more for brushfire service, with portable pump, brush bar and winch.

This colorful 1981 J-20 was the first truck for the Makarora Rural Fire Force, in the mountains of the South Island. Photo by Derek Quinn.

Ashburton 1331 was set up as a rescue truck, with storage space in place of pump and hose.

This photo by Elton Smith shows a pair of 1980 Jeeps at Blackmount, near the southern tip of New Zealand.

The wonderful little Ashburton Fire Museum has restored a J20 to represent their former rescue truck 1331 seen above.

The Jeep restored for the museum was not originally a rescue truck, but was reportedly the first J20 modified as a pumper by Mills-Tui, and served several brigades.

A similar example is Balclutha Unit 4625. The bodywork carries a Mills-Tui Trailers badge and a hitch for pulling a search and rescue boat. Photo by Derek Quinn.

Woodend 7710, a 1984 J-20, is equipped with a portable pump as well as a large Darley pump. Photo by David Miller.

The S.N. plate from Mills-Tui Fire Apparatus of Rotorua NZ shows a delivery date of 1982 for Woodend 7710.

The midship pump was imported from W.S. Darley of Melrose Park, Illinois.

Muriwai Volunteer Fire Service 132, a 1981 J-20, was given a different body configuration by Mills-Tui.

The truck appears to carry lots of water and a central booster reel, although only a portable pump.