· The Lower Providence (PA) Volunteer Fire Department‘s KME quint is first due for structure emergencies at which it can function as an engine or truck, says Assistant Chief Daryl Furman.
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Features/Equipment:
- Excel XMFD chassis, 219-inch wheelbase, and 16-inch raised roof cab with six seats;
- DETROIT Series 60 400-hp diesel engine and ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
- HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump;
- one 21/2-inch and two 13/4-inch crosslays; one three-inch dead load crosslay;
- two 13/4-inch front bumper lines and one right-side, five-inch discharge;
- UPF 400-gallon water tank;
- 75-foot, three-section aerial ladder with 500-pound tipload;
- rear five-inch intake feeding four-inch aerial waterway;
- remote control ELKHART Scorpion 1,000-gpm ladderpipe;
- 15-foot outrigger spread; ROBINSON rollup doors;
- A.M.P.S. eight-kw hydraulic generator;
- four HAVIS SHIELDS Alpha 2000 floodlights and four Collins FX-12 spot/floodlights;
- STOKES litter and long spine board; personal flotation devices (PFDs); and full complement of ground ladders.
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· This W.S. DARLEY rapid attack apparatus from the South Walton Fire District in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, is a tender for a four-person truck company that handles light rescue and medical calls and carries rescue equipment for 26 miles of beach, according to Chief Les Hallman.
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Features/Equipment:
- FORD F-450 chassis, 165-inch wheelbase, and cab seating for two;
- INTERNATIONAL 7.3-liter, 210-hp diesel engine; FORD E40D automatic transmission; and four-wheel drive;
- rear-mounted DARLEY 21/2 AGE single-stage, 250-gpm pump powered by LAMBARDINI 41-hp diesel engine;
- 13/4-inch preconnect, 11/2- and 21/2-inch rear discharges, and mid-ship booster reel with one-inch line;
- DARLEY CAFS with ODIN Weapon CAFS package with 100-cfm rotary screw-type air compressor;
- PRO POLY 200-gallon water and 10-gallon foam tanks;
- POLYBILT body with six storage compartments;
- ROBINSON rollup doors;
- FIRE RESEARCH Cluster Light; and
- RAMSEY four-ton, front-mounted winch.
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· The Union Colony Fire/Rescue Authority in Greeley, Colorado, uses this EMERGENCY ONE rearmount aerial as a dedicated truck company, and the short wheelbase and outrigger spread enhance maneuverability, according to Engineer Mike Flatt.
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Feature/Equipment:
- Hurricane chassis, 225-inch wheelbase, and six-seat cab;
- CUMMINS ISM 450-hp diesel engine and ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
- EMERGENCY ONE 110-foot aerial ladder with 500-pound tip load;
- 11-foot outrigger spread;
- AKRON 600-gpm clamp-on ladderpipe;
- light and power with A.M.P.S. 10-kw PTO generator and HAVIS SHIELDS midmount floodlights;
- swiftwater rescue equipment; and
- ARGUS thermal imaging camera.
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· The Tallman (NY) Volunteer Fire Department designed its PIERCE pumper with an enclosed topmount pump panel to protect the operator; a larger water tank and electric deck gun help during the daytime staffing shortage, according to former chief Robert Doremus.
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Features/Equipment:
- Lance chassis, 200-inch wheelbase, and six-seat split tilt cab;
- DETROIT Series 60 470-hp diesel engine and ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
- WATEROUS CMUY two-stage, 2,000-gpm pump;
- 13/4-inch crosslays, speedlays, rear preconnect, and front-bumper line;
- 21/2-inch rear preconnect;
- AKRON Stream Master 1,250-gpm deck gun;
- PIERCE 1,250-gallon galvanneal water tank;
- aluminum body with eight storage compartments; and
- light/power with A.M.P.S. six-kw generator, HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights, and HANNAY reel.
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