I wasnt informed of the specs of the pump, however i was under the impression that it would be a higher capacity than a 14.
I have my suspicions that it may be similar to the CFA light pumpers. (2inlets 2outlets dont like storz myself though...)
http://www.cfaconnect.net.au/index.php?option=com_joomgallery&func=viewcategory&catid=516&Itemid=11Numbers, i would have to agree with your "rumour" after seeing some of the filtered that the CFS has commisioned over the past few years. At least the village pumpers are built by a fire service rather than a company that contracts small portions of their work to build fire trucks they know nothing about...