The Clear Creek (WV) Fire Department operates this medium-size PEMNA tanker to protect a rural community, according to Assistant Chief Shane Wriston.
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Features/Equipment:
- INTERNATIONAL 4900 chassis, 206-inch wheelbase, and cab seating for two;
- INTERNATIONAL 530E 330-hp diesel engine and ALLISON MD 3060 automatic transmission;
- DARLEY HM single-stage, 500-gpm pump;
- PEMNA 2,000-gallon, poly-lined steel water tank;
- NEWTON 10-inch rear dump valve;
- 11/2-inch crosslays;
- galvanneal body with two storage compartments;
- AMDOR rollup doors; and
- two FEDERAL Nightfighter spot/floodlights.
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The Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department‘s EMERGENCY ONE aerial ladder truck replaces a unit that had a shorter ladder. Battalion Chief William C. Peters, the apparatus supervisor, says the department’s basic requirements include a short wheelbase, a tight turning radius, a narrow outrigger spread for narrow city streets, and a low overall height and minimum length to fit into an old fire station.
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Features/Equipment:
- Cyclone II chassis with 230-inch wheelbase and cab seating for six;
- DETROIT Series 60 470-hp diesel engine and ALLISON HD 4060 automatic transmission;
- 110-foot aerial ladder with 500-pound tip load;
- 11-foot outrigger spread;
- two FIRE RESEARCH Focus 1,000-watt floodlights behind cab;
- two HANNAY electric reels with 200 feet of cord (one on each side);
- HONDA 3.5-kw gasoline generator; and
- AMKUS rescue system.
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The Yonkers (NY) Fire Department designed its AMERICAN LAFRANCE rescue truck with a high bumper and tailboard for the area’s hills, according to Deputy Chief Christopher Kiernan.
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Features/Equipment:
- Eagle 148 chassis; 210-inch wheelbase; and six-seat, three-door cab with 10-inch raised roof;
- DETROIT Series 60 430-hp diesel engine and ALLISON HD 4060PR automatic transmission;
- aluminum nonwalk-in body with 14 compartments;
- ROBINSON rollup doors;
- haz-mat work station inside cab;
- light and power with LIMA 25-kw PTO generator, FIRE RESEARCH and WHELEN flood and scene lights, and HANNAY reels;
- W.W. GRAINGER Model 3Jr72 air compressor; and
- RAMSEY six-ton, front-mounted winch.
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The Westfield Center (OH) Fire & Rescue Department’s MARION BODY WORKS pumper/tanker has an enclosed pump panel to reduce vehicle length so it can fit into the station, according to Chief Jack Snoddy. It responds first out on highways and also serves as a rural tanker and village pumper.
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Features/Equipment:
- SPARTAN Gladiator chassis, 171-inch wheelbase, and five-seat cab with 20-inch raised roof;
- CUMMINS ISM 450-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
- WATEROUS CMU two-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with top-mounted panel;
- two 11/2-inch speedlays;
- UPF 2,300-gallon water tank with two 10-inch NEWTON side dump valves;
- ROBWEN foam system with UPF 20-gallon tank;
- AMDOR rollup door in rear;
- 2,500-gallon FOL-DA-TANK stored in high-side compartment;
- enclosed ladder and suction hose storage; and
- light and power with A.M.P.S. six-kw generator, GFE Extenda-Lites, and FEDERAL GH scene lights.
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