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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Fire truck trial aims to extinguish emissions

The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service will add an electric truck to its fleet. (Jennifer Dudley Nicholson/AAP PHOTOS)

Queensland's firefighters are about to go alternative with an electric vehicle and a biofuel truck to be rolled out for testing.

The next-generation prime movers will not immediately be used in critical environments with the vehicles first needing to be assessed for suitability.

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