APPARATUS DELIVERIES
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The Seattle Fire Department’s five new Western States Fire Apparatus pumpers were built with firefighter safety as a priority.
There aren’t any tailboards on these pumpers; each has a fullyenclosed cab that seats six firefighters. They’re all built with the hosebed 48″ from the ground, which protects against possible shoulder and back injuries. A topmount pump instrument panel keeps the pump operator off the street and out of the way of hoselines and traffic.
“These were designed for the firefighters to ride on and work off of safely, then the equipment was put on,” says Captain Jim Loso.
The pumpers each have a Detroit 8V92 diesel engine with an Allison HTB 741 automatic transmission. They all have a Hale QSMG, 1,500-gpm, single-stage pump with side intakes. The pumpers carry 500 gallons of water each.
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The Salem Fire Department in Saline County (Ark.) selected a Wilson Fire Apparatus Inc. mini-pumper because of its versatility.
“It gives us the capability to fight structural fires, and it has fourwheel-drive, which is useful when we fight brush fires,” says Chief Ronnie Courtney. “It’s also the right size for fighting vehicle fires.”
The mini-pumper has a 350-gpm pump and a 250-gal. fiberglass tank. There are two 1 ½” preconnect lines, five large compartments, and a rear compartment.
The unit was delivered in April, but the department had to find alternate storage for it because a second station house hadn’t been completed. Both the mini-pumper and the new station went into service in Mav.
The Salem Fire Department is comprised of 22 volunteers and covers an area of about 42-square-miles. It’s a subscription department with about 2,320 members.
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The Camp Lejuene (N.C.) Fire Protection Division recently received four Pierce Arrow 50′ Tele-Squrts to aid in its protection of the Marine Corps’ base.
The units were designed and equipped for flexible response having the capability to operate as either an engine company or a truck company, according to Base Fire Chief R.M. Piner, Jr. Each has a 1,000-gpm Waterous pump, a 100-gal. foam tank, and can carry 500 gallons of water. The 50′ Snorkel water tower features a 1,000-gpm remote-control Akromatic nozzle.
The units were delivered in May and immediately put into service. The fire protection division has nine stations and services the entire base.
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The Earleigh Heights Volunteer Fire Company of the Anne Arundel County (Md.) Fire Department’s new squad truck is designed to keep pace with the area’s rapid growth and varied needs.
The Ranger truck is built on a PemFab Imperial T-944-A tilt cab chassis; the four-door cab has seating for eight. It has a Waterous Model CPK-2, 300-gpm single-stage pump and a 200-gal. water tank. It carries 60 gallons of foam with an around-the-pump proportioned The truck is haz-mat equipped and has been used as a command center.
Because of manpower and budgetary constraints, the department wanted a truck that could be used in many different situations, says Chief Michael W. Robinson.
“This one can do the work of three or four vehicles,” he says.
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