APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Lancaster (Ky.) Fire Department’s Emergency One pumper carries 1,000 feet of 5-inch hose and has several hand lines, which makes daytime runs easier.
“We have limited manpower for the daytime calls, and preconnects allow us to operate more effectively,” says Chief Kenneth Adams. “For a volunteer department, that’s critical.”
The pumper is equipped with a 1 1/2-inch, 1 3/4-inch, and 2 1/2-inch preconnected crosslay hose load and an additional lH-inch preconnected line at the rear. It carries 750 gallons of w’ater and has a preconnected water flow of 775 gpm.
Nighttime firefighting in this town of 3,500 is aided by a 2200-watt inverter supplying two 500-watt telescoping flood lights and four electrical outlets.
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The Sheridan (Wyo.) Fire Department took advantage of state and local financial resources to purchase two General Safety Equipment Co. pumpers. It received about $160,000 from a 1 percent sales tax program, and a $130,000 50/50 grant through Wyoming’s mineral severance monies program.
A committee of the department’s firefighters drew up the specifications for the pumpers. Engineer Robert J. Simons, a member of the committee, says firefighter safety was a primary consideration, which is why both pumpers have four-door cabs and are equipped with seatbelts.
“We wanted the safest truck we could purchase,” Simons says.
The sole difference between the two units is that one has fourwheel-drive, an important feature during the winter. The committee also opted for telephone capabilities and a full complement of nighttime lights.
Both pumpers are built on a Spartan Monarch chassis with a Detroit 8V92TA diesel engine and an Allison HT740D automatic transmission. They’re equipped with a Waterous two-stage pump, a 500-gallon water tank, and an Elkhart 125-gpm foam system with a 20-gallon foam tank.
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The driveways are long in Ladue, Missouri, some up to 1,700 feet in length.
The City of Ladue Fire Department designed its Pierce Arrow pumper with that—and two busy highways—in mind. It was important for the new rig to carry a lot of hose and be able to quickly apply foam.
The pumper carries 2,000 feet of 3-inch hose and has an Akron Model 2960 95-gpm foam system with a 40 gallon tank. The foam system is piped to the front “jiffy” crosslays, one having 150 feet of l’/>-inch hose and the other carrying 200 feet of hose. The 1,250-gpm two-stage pump carries 500 gallons of water.
The apparatus has two extra full-size compartments because of its design. The officer’s side of the pumper has a hydraulic ladder rack with a three-section ladder, which can be lowered to a carrying position.
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The Anderson Township (Ohio) Fire Department covers a primarily residential 32-square mile area east of Cincinnati. It’s already put into service the Sutphen Towers Custom Pumper it received in May.
The pumper has a stainless steel body with an aluminum cab. has a Hale single-stage 1,500-gpm pump and carries 1,000 feet each of 4-inch hose and 2Vi-inch hose. A booster reel carries 150 feet of 1inch hose, and there are four crosslays.
The rear canopy is totally enclosed, with doors enclosing the jumpseat areas.
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The City of North Charleston (S.C.) Fire Department has placed its new Emergency One Protector XL pumper in a highly commercial area of the city.
“It gives us the benefit of having a larger capacity in the commercial area, which is in an older part of the city,” says Chief Robert E. Maxwell.
The pumper has a 1,500-gpm Hale pump with a 750 gallon booster tank. A 3-inch prepiped Stinger deluge gun is prominent above the transverse 1½or lVi-inch hose lays, which are above the pump compartment. The department has deck guns on its other units, but this is the first to have the prepiped capability.
The unit’s high side compartments store breathing masks and miscellaneous equipment, and its hose bed holds 1,000 feet of both 3-inch and 2!/2-inch hose.
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The Pulaski-Giles Co. (Tenn.) Rescue Squad is based in a rural area, and sometimes has to drive 20 miles to reach a call. For this reason, it chose to purchase a Wilson Fire Apparatus midi-pumper.
“It’s small enough to get us there pretty quick and big enough to do the job,” says Chief Scott Tarpley.
The midi-pumper has a 500-gpm single-stage pump and a 500 gallon tank. A double-door rear compartment has tw’o adjustable shelves. The body is mounted on a Chevrolet C-70 chassis w’ith a 427-cubic inch gasoline engine. There are dual spot lights mounted on the cab, and double crosslays near the front.
The volunteer department, w’hich answers fire and medical calls, has 65 members w’ho operate out of six stations. The department covers 629 square miles near the Tennessee/Alabama border and averages three calls a day.
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The City of Farmington Hills (Mich.) Fire Department covers an area that’s experiencing a lot of growth, says Deputy Chief Peter D. Baldwin. By the time the boom has ended, the city’s population could increase by 20,000. The department’s new’ Sutphen 100-foot aerial tower is expected to help firefighters keep up with the expansion.
The unit has a Hale single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with totally enclosed pump panels. It’s built with high-side compartmentation and high ladder rails, and it’s powered by a Detroit 8V71N diesel engine and has an Allison HT741 computerized transmission.
The combination department last year had 3,520 runs out of four stations. It protects a largely residential suburb of Detroit, which includes several apartment complexes.
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The Trumbauersville (Pa.) Fire Co. designed its Ward Limited pumper with a raised canopy roof so firefighters that have donned breathing apparatus can have easier egress.
The unit is powered by a Caterpillar Model 3208 diesel engine and has a Ford 5-speed manual transmission. It features a Hale Model QLF 1,250-gpm two-stage pump; the water tank holds 1,000 gallons.
A front suction connected is featured with an extended bumper, and two 500-watt extendable quartz floodlights are mounted behind the cab.
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