The Main-Transit Fire Department
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Amherst, New York, replaced a 1973 pumper with this AMERICAN LAFRANCE, which provides better crew protection and almost double the compartment space, according to Carl Fischer, public information officer and former chief. The department operates out of two stations, covers 5.2 square miles, and protects a population of 15,000. The jurisdiction includes residential and light industrial areas and numerous office buildings. Buffalo Niagara International Airport is at the jurisdiction’s southern border.
Features/Equipment:
- Eagle 134 chassis with 206-inch wheelbase;
- tilt cab with 10-inch raised roof and six seats;
- DETROIT Series 55 365-hp diesel engine;
- ALLISON HD 4060 automatic transmission;
- HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump;
- top-mount pump panel;
- preconnected five-inch front intake;
- 100 feet of 13/4-inch line in front bumper;
- two 200-foot speedlays (one 13/4-inch, one 21/2-inch);
- rear preconnect with 300 feet of 21/2-inch hose;
- rear preconnect with 200 feet of 13/4-inch line and 200 feet of 21/2-inch line;
- prepiped TFT Crossfire 1,250-gpm monitor;
- two five-inch discharges (one on left and one on right side);
- CUSTOM FIBERGLASS 750-gallon water tank;
- CUSTOM FIBERGLASS 50-gallon Class B foam tank;
- 1,000 feet of five-inch hose;
- Dominion stainless-steel body with eight storage compartments;
- A.M.P.S. 10-kw hydraulic generator;
- four HAVIS SHIELDS Alpha 2000 750-watt midship floodlights;
- ZICO drop-down ladder rack;
- MSA Argus thermal imaging camera; and
- basic life support equipment.
The Benton (PA) Fire Department protects a 100-square-mile rural area of 5,000 residents.
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Chief Carl Spiece says that this W.S. DARLEY pumper is outfitted as an attack unit and primary rescue engine. Water supplies are sometimes lacking in the outlying area; a compressed air foam system (CAFS) permits quick knockdowns using a minimal amount of water.
Features/Equipment:
- SPARTAN Advantage chassis with 198-inch wheelbase;
- cab seating for six;
- CUMMINS ISC 330-hp diesel engine;
- ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
- DARLEY LDMC single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump;
- top-mount pump panel;
- six-inch front intake;
- two crosslays with 200 feet each of 21/2-inch hose;
- two speedlays with 200 feet each of 13/4-inch hose;
- one five-inch, right-side discharge;
- prepiped AKRON Apollo 1,250-gpm monitor with TFT Extenda-Gun;
- DARLEY CAFS with HYPRO Foam Pro 2001 system;
- UPF 1,000-gallon water tank;
- UPF 30-gallon Class A foam tank;
- A.M.P.S. 12-kw hydraulic generator;
- two HAVIS SHIELDS Alpha 2000 750-watt floodlights midship;
- two WHELEN fixed scene lights (one each side of body);
- HURST rescue system; and
- DARLEY hydraulic ladder rack.
The Ventura County (CA) Fire Protection District
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According to Captain Bill Breuklander the department uses three LUVERNE Type II pumpers in rural to semirural areas with urban interface.
The district specified commercial chassis, which are lighter and less costly. The district is responsible for 865 square miles with 750,000 inhabitants and provides mutual aid to two military bases and Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties.
Features/Equipment:
- FREIGHTLINER FL-80 chassis with 192-inch wheelbase;
- cab seating for four;
- CATERPILLAR CFE 300-hp diesel engine;
- ALLISON MD 3060 automatic transmission;
- HALE QSMG single-stage, 750-gpm pump;
- two 13/4-inch crosslays (150 and 200 feet);
- 100 feet of 13/4-inch line in front bumper;
- one 21/2-inch rear discharge;
- 21/2-inch piping to ELKHART Stinger 500-gpm monitor with TFT Extenda-Gun;
- HYPRO Foam Pro 2001 system (foam to all discharges);
- UPF 500-gallon water tank;
- UPF 30-gallon Class A foam tank;
- galvanneal body with nine storage compartments;
- ROBINSON rollup doors;
- two CHURCHVILLE 500-watt floodlights midship;
- eight wildland hose packs, totalling 1,500 feet of 11/2-inch hose;
- water rescue equipment;
- Type II USAR complement; and
- BLS first responder equipment.
