Apparatus Deliveries

The Tallman (NY) Volunteer Fire Department purchased its PIERCE platform to address the growing comm


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Features/Equipment:

  • Lance chassis with 263-inch wheelbase;
  • cab seating for eight;
  • DETROIT Series 60 500-hp diesel engine;
  • ALLISON HD 4060R automatic transmission;
  • WATEROUS CMUY two-stage, 2,000-gpm pump;
  • no water tank;
  • one crosslay with 200 feet of 13/4-inch line;
  • two 250-foot crosslays (one 13/4-inch, one 21/2-inch);
  • five-inch, right-side discharge;
  • 800 feet of five-inch hose;
  • 100-foot platform with 1,000-pound payload capacity;
  • 18-foot outrigger spread;
  • five-inch rear intake to feed waterway;
  • two AKRON Stream Master 1,000-gpm monitors in platform;
  • Lyfeline platform option (mounts for roof ladder, stokes basket,and rappelling are on front of platform);
  • two 4,500-psi air-to-platform cylinders for three personnel;
  • aluminum body with 14 storage compartments;
  • rear DOVER rollup door;
  • A.M.P.S. 10-kw hydraulic generator;
  • 10 HAVIS SHIELDS Alpha 2000 Kwik-Raze 750-watt floodlights (four on platform, six on body);
  • two 200-foot HANNAY electric reels; and
  • INTEC Car Vision backup camera.

The Norwalk (IA) Fire Department protects a 65-square-mile area that is 95 percent rural and five pe


Features/Equipment (pumper):

  • Cyclone II chassis with 190-inch wheelbase;
  • 20-inch raised roof cab with six seats;
  • DETROIT Series 40 330-hp diesel engine;
  • ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
  • HALE QSG single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump;
  • three 200-foot, 13/4-inch attack lines in speedlays;
  • one three-inch, right-side discharge;
  • one five-inch, left-side discharge;
  • prepiped ELKHART Stinger 1,250-gpm monitor;
  • HYPRO Foam Pro system for Class A and B foams;
  • two 30-gallon foam tanks;
  • EMERGENCY ONE poly 1,000-gallon water tank;
  • three 21/2-inch tank fills (left, right, and rear);
  • aluminum body with 10 storage compartments;
  • A.M.P.S. 20-kw hydraulic generator;
  • six GFE Extenda Lite 1,500-watt floodlights (two on rear tripod, two midship fixed, and two midship telescoping);
  • HANNAY electric cord reel; and
  • EMERGENCY ONE hydraulic rack with 48 feet of ladders,two semi-flex suction hoses, and pike poles.


Features/Equipment (rescue):

  • Cyclone II chassis with 190-inch wheelbase;
  • 20-inch raised roof cab with six seats;
  • DETROIT Series 40 330-hp diesel engine;
  • ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
  • aluminum body with 14 storage compartments;
  • A.M.P.S. 20-kw hydraulic generator;
  • six GFE Extenda Lite 1,500-watt floodlights (two on rear tripod, four fixed on sides of body);
  • six WHELEN fixed scene lights on body;
  • one HANNAY electric and air reel on each side of vehicle;
  • MAKO air compressor with four 6,000-psi cascade cylinders;
  • MAKO two-bottle fill station;
  • HURST rescue system with two hydraulic reels;
  • equipment for cold water/ice, confined space, and high-angle rescues;
  • haz mat first responder equipment; and
  • EMS support equipment.

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