Yakima County Fire District #5 dOZER tEAM

Yakima County Fire District #5 maintains a team of personnel to operate heavy equipment on emergency scenes. The Fire District owns two Caterpillar Dozers and two Lowboy transport trucks that team members operate. The team is a very effective tool for extinguishing large wildland fires and allows us to access otherwise inaccessible ground. The team also excels at the creation of large fire breaks, saving dozens of man hours annually.

The Team is stationed out of the District’s Headquarters in Zillah. Annual extensive Team training begins on the first weekend in June.

If you are a member of the Fire District and are interested in joining the Dozer Team, download the application here to get started!

Dozer 2 is a 2002 Caterpillar 527. This unit is equipped with a 6-way blade, enclosed cab with forestry protection and a grapple off the rear. Before being acquired by the fire district in 2009, Dozer 2 was used as a skidder, carrying logs for a local forestry company.