noun
General Slang
buggy
· noun · firefighter
The chief's SUV — or the truck that hauls a wildland crew.
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On the structural side: the chief's command vehicle, usually a marked SUV or Suburban kitted out with radios and a light bar. On the wildland side: a "crew buggy" is the purpose-built transport that carries a 20-person hand crew (hotshots, Type 2) plus their tools, line gear, and chainsaws to the fire — basically a hardened minibus with cages, gear bins, and tow capacity.
“Chief 1 rolled up in the buggy and took command from the alpha corner.”
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The crew transport vehicle used to move a 20-person wildland hand crew between fires and around large incidents. Two buggies per crew is standard.
“Both crew buggies are staged at ICP — tell the hotshots to grab their line gear and load up.”
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buggy In A Sentence
Chief 1 rolled up in the buggy and took command from the alpha corner.
Both crew buggies are staged at ICP — tell the hotshots to grab their line gear and load up.
Origin & Usage
Generic English "buggy" (light vehicle) applied to fire service vehicles; widespread in US fire service since the mid-20th century.
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