The Mobile Command Vehicle (MCV) is a 1993 Freightliner "cab over engine" with a 475 horsepower Caterpillar engine and an 18 speed transmission. The vehicle gets approximately 5.5 miles per gallon of diesel when pulling the trailer fully laden.

Bart can comfortably accomodate 8 crew members with the four bunks in the tractor and sleeper, as well as four additional bunks in the Incident Commander's Office/Command Center in the trailer. The "sleeper" unit also contains a toilet/shower, sink, microwave, refrigerator, air conditioning/heating system and storage areas.

BART: Code 3's 77' 8" long, 74,000 pound. tractor-trailer unit is available to those areas needing assistance.

BART carries 460 gallons of fresh water. An 80--gallon tank for the sleeper and 4 tanks holding 380 gallons on the trailer. One tank is designated for the vet clinic and has a separate hot water heater to provide hot and cold water to the clinic.

The vet triage and exam center is equipped with a fold-down stainless steel exam table, it's own storage bank of 12 stainless steel cages, an autoclave/sterilizer, surgical light and a wide variety of medical, surgical and clinical supplies. This room can be closed off to provide a more comfortable environment for occupants.

BART contains over 15 pages of inventory equipment and supplies apart from the clinic. These include a 4x4 support vehicle (which rides in the trailer); a two horse trailer; 3 boats for various uses; a wide variety of animal feeds; personal rescue equipment for wild land fire, water, low-angle rope and ice rescues; 125 cages and carriers for companion animals; portable corrals for livestock and wildlife; humane animal traps and capture equipment; two generators, one on-board for power to the sleeper and trailer, and a portable power source; portable water tanks; a large animal Rescue Glide system and numerous other items designed for safe search and rescue and care of all types of animals.

BART was designed with one goal in mind: to support and extend the ability of any agency or organization to effectively accomplish its mission in disaster or emergency. It was specifically engineered to provide added resources to a devastated area, not to further deplete them. BART can remain totally self-sufficient for up to a week without re-supply.