APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Menomonee Falls (Wis.) Fire Dept, wanted replacement units able to safely transport firefighters.
“We thought it was in our best interest to go with the latest equipment and get our firefighters off the tailboards,” says Chief John W. Fulcher.
The department received one Marion Body Works Inc. pumper in July and a second one in January. Both have the all-aluminum enclosed crew cab the department wanted. The crew module, located behind the Mack tilt cab, provides enclosed seating for three firefighters.
Each pumper has a Hale 1,250-gpm single-stage midship pump and a 750-gallon steel booster tank. Each also has three 1 Winch top cross lays, a deckgun, a rear 4-inch gated inlet, and a 4-inch discharge on the right pump panel.
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The Utilimaster fire and rescue truck that the Orland (Ind.) Volunteer Fire Department received last September is a welcome change from the old van the department had been using.
“It drives a lot nicer and is more up-to-date,” says Chief Bill Booth.
Six firefighters can travel in the truck—two in the front and four on the squad bench in the back. There are twin rear-swing doors that open from the inside out; six exterior doors; and a side-entry door with an inside step. Built on a Ford E-350 cutaway chassis, the unit has dual wheels and a 10,700 pound-gross vehicle weight rating. The 14-by-7-foot vehicle is fully insulated.
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As part of the Philadelphia Fire Department’s apparatus replacement program, Ladder Companies 9, 11, 15, 23, and 29 each received a tractor-drawn aerial truck with a 100-foot Seagrave steel ladder.
The ladder trucks have Detroit Model 671TA diesel engines and Allison HT740 automatic transmissions; the tractors are a Seagrave HT model that seats five firefighters. A rotating platform for a Stonco 500-watt quartz floodlight is mounted above the equipment compartment.
The tiller pieces have some advantage in negotiating some of Philadelphia’s narrow, older streets, says Deputy Chief Joseph Worton.
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As its name suggests, Carolina Beach, N.C., is a popular vacation spot; the town’s main industry is tourism. To accommodate guests, as well as more permanent residents, several condominiums were built.
The Carolina Beach Fire Department responded to the town’s growth by purchasing a 75-foot Grumann Telesqurt. According to Chief Robert Weeks, some of the beachfront condos are actually higher than their three stories because they’re built on 8-foot pilings. “We need an aerial if we ever expect to control a fire in those condominiums,” says the chief.
The unit has a 1,250-gpm, two-stage pump, with 2Vi-inch intakes on the pump panel in addition to the 6-inch intakes on each side of the pump. It has a 1,000-gpm automatic nozzle and carries 500 gallons of water.
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The Saukville (Wis.) Fire Department had planned to replace a 1967 pumper last year and a 1967 tanker next year. But the department realized it could save money and make better use of existing equipment by combining the two units into one.
The department received a Pierce Lance pumper/tanker last December. The unit has a 1,500-gpm pump and a 2,500-gallon water tank; it also carries a 3,000-gallon portable tank. The pumper/tanker is equipped with 35 gallons of AFFF/ATC foam, 800 feet each of 4inch and 2’/2-inch hose, and 400 feet of 1 Winch hose.
Before buying the pumper/tanker, the department studied the feasibility of the purchase. The study showed that the department would save $49,000 and, because of the savings, would be able to keep the pumper as a reserve unit. The tanker was sold to another department.
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The Pottery Addition (Ohio) Volunteer Fire Department is confident its new pumper will meet the firefighting demands in its coverage area. In addition to residential properties, that area includes an oil tank farm and a chemical plant.
The Emergency One pumper the department received in December has a 1,000-gallon tank and a 1,500-gpm, single-stage Hale pump. It has a 40-gallon, preconnected foam system; a deck gun; five 2 Winch discharges; and two 1 Winch cross lays.
Another feature the department was interested in, says Assistant Chief Jack Smith, was an enclosed cab. The new pumper has room for eight firefighters in its four-door, all-aluminum cab.
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