Apparatus Deliveries

BY JOHN M. MALECKY

The Douglas County (WA) Fire District 2 in East Wenatchee placed two EMERGENCY ONE apparatus in service: a tanker/pumper and a pumper. The tanker/pumper has portable tanks and is designed for locations with limited or nonexistent water supply, according to Firefighter Scott A. White. The pumper’s all-wheel drive expedites response in all types of weather, especially winter.

Features/Equipment (tanker/pumper):

• KENWORTH T-800B chassis, 250-inch wheelbase, and cab seating for two;
• CATERPILLAR C-12 430-hp diesel engine and EATON Autoshift 10-speed automatic transmission;
• HALE CBP single-stage, 500-gpm PTO pump;
• 1½-inch crosslays and 2½-inch preconnect;
• prepiped AKRON Apollo 600-gpm monitor;
• EMERGENCY ONE 2,500-gallon water tank and two 1½-inch rear direct tank fills;
• rear 10-inch NEWTON dump valve with directional extension tube;
• FOL-DA-TANK 2,000- and 2,500-gallon portable water tanks;
• four FEDERAL Fire Ray scene lights; and
• R.V. video backup system.

Features/Equipment (pumper):

• Cyclone II chassis, 210-inch wheelbase, and cab seating for four;
• DETROIT Series 60 500-hp diesel engine, ALLISON HD 4060 automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive;
• EATON power divider;
• WATEROUS CSU single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump;
• 1½-inch, two-inch, and 2½-inch crosslays;
• 1½-inch line in front bumper and front bumper four-inch discharge;
• prepiped AKRON Apollo Hi-Riser 1,000-gpm monitor;
• WATEROUS Eclipse 1,500-gpm CAFS unit with HYPRO Foam Pro system;
• EMERGENCY ONE 1,000-gallon water tank and 20-gallon foam tank;
• HAVIS SHIELDS Alpha 2000 750-watt midship floodlights; and
• EMERGENCY ONE hydraulic ladder rack.

The Annandale (VA) Volunteer Fire Department runs two P.L. CUSTOM EMERGENCY VEHICLES medium-duty ambulances for heavier duty and longer service life than other size ambulances, according to Chief Brett Fitzgerald.

Features/Equipment:

• FREIGHTLINER FL-60 chassis, 168-inch wheelbase, and seating for two;
• CUMMINS ISC 230-hp diesel engine and ALLISON MD 3066 automatic transmission;
• aluminum body with five exterior storage compartments (one inside/outside) and six interior compartments;
• 72-inch headroom in patient compartment;
• one compartment for two sets of turnouts, SCBA, hand tools, and hand lights; and
• WHELEN fixed scene lights on body.

The Cary (IL) Fire Protection District’s SUTPHEN aerial tower addresses tremendous residential/industrial growth, according to Lieutenant Michael D. Douglass. It replaces a pumper with a 50-foot telescoping waterway that would not reach the roofs of some of the new construction.

Photo by John Hopkins

Features/Equipment:

• custom chassis, 252-inch wheelbase, and full tilt aluminum cab with six seats;
• DETROIT Series 60 diesel engine and ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
• HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump;
• 1¾-inch crosslays, 1½-inch rear skid load, and 2½-inch rear attack line;
• CUSTOM FIBERGLASS 300-gallon water tank;
• 100-foot aerial tower with 1,000-pound payload capacity;
• four-inch waterway feeding twin ELKHART Sidewinder 750-gpm monitors;
• 1½-inch attack line in platform, 18-foot outrigger spread;
• SMART POWER 7.9-kw hydraulic PTO generator;
• HAVIS SHIELDS 750-watt Alpha 2000 telescoping floodlights on cab, at turntable, and on platform; and
• ropes and STOKES litter for technical rescue on tower.

The Erie Township Volunteer Fire & EMS Department in LaCarne, Ohio, designed this AMERICAN FIRE & RESCUE rescue truck primarily for extrication, according to Chief Martin Mortus.

Features/Equipment:

• KENWORTH T-300 chassis, 185-inch wheelbase, and cab seating for two (four in body);
• CUMMINS ISC 300-hp diesel engine and ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
• ROBINSON rollup doors;
• WINCO 25-kw PTO generator;
• GFE Extenda-Lite 650-watt tripod lights at front of body;
• HAVIS SHIELDS Alpha 2000 750-watt scene lights at sides and rear;
• WHELEN 97 Series Opti-Scene lights at sides and rear;
• preconnected HURST Rescue System in rear compartment with gasoline and electric power units;
• HANNAY electric and hydraulic reels; and
• rear-mounted RAMSEY six-ton winch.

The Somerset Fire District in Franklin Township, New Jersey, operates this MARION BODY WORKS, INC. nonwalk-in rescue truck that combines equipment once carried by three vehicles, Chief Charles Maria says.

Photo by author.

Features/Equipment:

• SEAGRAVE Model TC chassis, 255.5-inch wheelbase, and raised-roof cab with eight seats;
• CUMMINS ISM 450 hp diesel engine and ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
• MAGNA PLUS 45-kw PTO generator;
• WILL BURT nine-kw Night Scan;
• FIRE RESEARCH Focus 1,500-watt scene lights on side of body;
• FIRE RESEARCH Focus 750-watt tripod floodlights on rear;
• CODE 3 fixed scene lights on sides of body;
• HANNAY electric, air, and breathing air reels;
• AMKUS Ultimate System;
• four hydraulic reels; and
• RAMSEY four-ton, front-mounted winch and six-ton portable winch with three receivers.

The Meridian (MS) Fire Department’s AMERICAN LAFRANCE quint has an aerial ladder, a shorter wheelbase for maneuverability, and a PTO generator that saves space, says Deputy Chief Sammy Foy. The department’s AMERICAN LAFRANCE rescue truck, which responds as a rapid intervention team at structure fires and to all city and county extrication calls, has a heavier suspension than its overloaded predecessor.

Features/Equipment (quint):

• Eagle 134 chassis, 207-inch wheelbase, and cab seating for six;
• DETROIT Series 60 430-hp diesel engine and ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
• WATEROUS CSUYBX single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump;
• 1¾-inch and 2½-inch crosslays 65 inches from ground level;
• 1¾-inch front bumper line;
• UPF 500-gallon water tank;
• 75-foot three-section aerial ladder with 500-pound tip load (600 pounds dry);
• 16-foot rear outrigger spread;
• four-inch rear intake feeding 3½-inch to 4½-inch waterway;
• AKRON Stream Master 1,250-gpm monitor on aerial;
• ROBINSON rollup doors;
• A.M.P.S. six-kw PTO generator; and
• HAVIS SHIELDS 500-watt floodlights on body and aerial tip.

Features/Equipment (rescue truck):

• FREIGHTLINER FL-80 chassis, 197-inch wheelbase, and raised roof cab with five seats;
• CUMMINS ISC 300-hp diesel engine and ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
• AS AMERICA rollup doors;
• HONDA five-kw gasoline generator (rolls out from behind rear cab steps);
• SUPERVAC three-kw Command Light;
• WARN six-ton front-mounted winch;
• HURST Rescue System;
• two HONDA power heads;
• additional 200-foot hydraulic hose reel;
• VETTER air bags;
• USAR equipment; and
• LIFE PAK defibrillator.

Sevierville (TN) Fire Department Chief Michael L. Rawlings says this KME platform quint has a low profile and a reach that exceeds building code height limits.

Features/Equipment:

• Prowler chassis, 248-inch wheelbase, low-profile cab with six seats, and 12-inch notched raised roof;
• DETROIT Series 60 500-hp diesel engine and ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
• HALE Qmax, single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump;
• 1¾- and 2½-inch crosslays;
• UPF 200-gallon water tank;
• 102-foot AerialCat platform with 1,000-pound payload capacity;
• two AKRON Stream Master 1,000-gpm electronic monitors (one with wireless remote control);
• 18-foot outrigger spread with computerized auto leveling;
• ROBINSON rollup doors;
• SMART POWER 10-kw, PTO generator;
• HAVIS SHIELDS Alpha 2000 500-watt floodlights below platform;
• HAVIS SHIELDS Collins spot/floodlights above monitors;
• GFE 500-watt Extenda-Lites at rear of platform;
• WHELEN scene lights (one each side of cab);
• detachable lifting arms for basket stretcher in platform; and
• INTEC rear vision camera and Sentinal color/zoom thermal imaging camera.

West Feliciana Fire Protection District No. 1 of St. Francisville, Louisiana, bought this SVI TRUCKS, INC. rescue unit for its low profile and sharp turning radius for the rural area’s tree- and foliage-crowded roads, according to Chief Tommy C. Boyett.

Features/Equipment:

• FORD F-550 chassis, 165-inch wheelbase, and cab seating for two;
• INTERNATIONAL 7.3L, 235-hp diesel engine and FORD four-speed automatic transmission;
• aluminum body with 10 storage compartments and long equipment tool and air bag modules;
• ROBINSON rollup doors;
• ONAN 10-kw PTO generator;
• CODE 3 500-watt floodlights (two pole raise at front, two tripod at rear);
• one HANNAY electric cord reel; and
• RAMSEY six-ton, front-mounted winch.

The Collings Lakes (NJ) Fire Department designed this S & S FIRE APPARATUS vehicle primarily as a tanker; it also responds first-out to structure fires as an engine and can also serve as a support truck, Chief Bill Donnelly says.

Features/Equipment:

• FREIGHTLINER F-112 chassis, 292-inch wheelbase, and cab seating for five;
• CATERPILLAR C-10 335-hp diesel engine and ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
• WATEROUS CSYBX single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with top-mounted pump instrument panel;
• 1¾-inch speedlays, 2½-inch Blitz line;
• prepiped ELKHART Stinger 1,000-gpm monitor;
• S & S fiber composite/4F stainless-steel wrapped, 3,000-gallon elliptical water tank (springer mounted tank and body);
• two BRAY air-operated 10-inch side dump valves and one 12-inch manual rear dump valve;
• HONDA one-kw gasoline generator with TELELITE floodlight;
• FEDERAL Night Fighter spot/floodlights; and
• WELDON fixed scene lights.

The Spencer-Roane (WV) Volunteer Fire Department designed its SMEAL pumper to deliver large quantities of water on a major fire, according to former Chief Granville H. Lance.

Features/Equipment:

• INTERNATIONAL 4900 chassis, 252-inch wheelbase, and cab seating for five;
• INTERNATIONAL 530E 230-hp diesel engine and ALLISON MD 3060 automatic transmission;
• WATEROUS CSU single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with top-mounted pump instrument panel;
• 1½-inch crosslays, 1¾-inch speedlay;
• AKRON Apollo monitors at midship and rear with street mount;
• SMEAL 750-gallon steel water tank;
• ONAN 7.5 kw diesel generator;
• TELELITE 1,500-watt floodlights midship; and
• SMEAL electric ladder rack.

The Verdigris (OK) Fire Protection District has a LUVERNE FIRE APPARATUS pumper and a nonwalk-in rescue truck. Chief Robert Cox says the pumper replaces an aged vehicle and has a top-mounted pump panel and rollup compartment doors to protect the operator and reduce the vehicle’s width for highway travel. The rescue truck, which replaces a vehicle that had been greatly overloaded, is designed for medium and heavy rescue, is compact enough to respond to medical calls, and has a cab that serves as a rehab area.

Features/Equipment (pumper):

• SPARTAN Advantage chassis, 204-inch wheelbase, and cab seating for five;
• CUMMINS ISC 330-hp diesel engine and ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
• WATEROUS CS 1,250-gpm, single-stage pump;
• HALE Foam Master Class A foam system;
• two-inch crosslays, two-inch speedlays;
• prepiped TFT Crossfire 1,000-gpm monitor with Extenda-Gun;
• UPF 750-gallon water tank and 10-gallon foam tank;
• AMDOR rollup doors;
• A.M.P.S. six-kw hydraulic generator; and
• GFE Extenda-Lite 500-watt floodlights midship.

Features/Equipment (rescue truck):

• SPARTAN Advantage chassis, 162-inch wheelbase, and cab seating for five;
• CUMMINS ISC 330-hp diesel engine and ALLISON MD 3060PR automatic transmission;
• AMDOR rollup doors;
• A.M.P.S. 15-kw hydraulic generator;
• CODE 3 fixed scene lights mounted at midpoint on each side;
• two FIRE RESEARCH Focus 1,000-watt scene lights (one each side of body) and FIRE RESEARCH 1,500-watt tripod lights at rear;
• WILL-BURT six-kw Night Scan;
• seven double-depth tubes for spare SCBA cylinders;
• RAMSEY six-ton, front-mounted winch;
• two CHAMPION rescue tool systems with electric/hydraulic pump; and
• two HANNAY reels for rescue tools.

The Hayden Lake (ID) Fire Protection District uses its SEAARK MARINE boat for firefighting and rescue and as a certified ambulance, according to Lieutenant Pat Riley.

Features/Equipment:

• 30-foot Dauntless Model with three seats;
• aluminum hull and 16¼-inch draft;
• twin MERCURY EFI 250-hp engines with 25-foot shaft;
• MERCURY Jet 45-hp kicker engine for holding position and maneuvering;
• HALE single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump powered by MARINE POWER 350 327-hp gasoline engine;
• standpipe with 2½-inch gated wye on aft deck, port side;
• AKRON Apollo deck gun with 5½-inch connection;
• global positioning system;
• recessed cockpit to facilitate dive/rescue operations; and
• diver door and dive platform aft.

The Grygla (MN) Fire Department purchased its PEMNA pumper to protect a rural area that includes a number of cabins owned by nonresidents, according to Chief Bob Thompson.

Features/Equipment:

• INTERNATIONAL 4900 chassis with 220-inch wheelbase and DT 466 300-hp diesel engine;
• INTERNATIONAL seven-speed manual transmission;
• WATEROUS CMY two-stage, 1,000-gpm pump with top-mounted panel;
• two 1½-inch crosslays;
• PEMNA poly-lined steel 1,000-gallon water tank;
• prepiped PEMNA 1,000-gpm monitor;
• Bison galvanneal body with seven compartments;
• AMDOR rollup doors; and
• HAVIS SHIELDS Collins FX-12 spot/floodlights.

The Fredon Township (NJ) Fire Department designed this PIERCE pumper-tanker with the most powerful motor available for the area’s hills and a 457 cramp steering angle for tighter turning on winding roads, according to Chief Robert Lewis.

Features/Equipment:

• Lance chassis with 215-inch wheelbase and six-seat raised roof cab that encompasses a top-mounted pump panel;
• DETROIT Series 60 500-hp diesel engine and ALLISON HD 4060PR automatic transmission;
• HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump;
• 2½-inch and 1¾-inch crosslays;
• 1¾-inch trashlines on sides with curb side piped for foam;
• five-inch discharges on left and right sides;
• prepiped AKRON Apollo 1,000-gpm monitor;
• UPF 2,500-gallon water tank and 40-gallon foam tank;
• 10-inch NEWTON dump valves (left, right, and rear);
• AKRON prepiped foam eductor;
• HALE HP 300-gpm portable pump;
• galvanneal body with seven storage compartments;
• DOVER rollup doors;
• A.M.P.S. six-kw hydraulic generator;
• WHELEN fixed scene lights on body;
• TELELITE 500-watt floodlights on rear of cab;
• ZICO Quic-lift electric ladder rack; and
• INTEC backup camera.

Frederic (WI) Rural Fire Association Chief Brian Daeffler explains that this W.S. DARLEY tanker is designed with a short wheelbase for maneuverability in a rural area, where many cabins and lake homes have little or no turnaround space.

Features/Equipment:

• INTERNATIONAL 4900 chassis with 172-inch wheelbase;
• cab seating for two;
• INTERNATIONAL DT 466 250-hp diesel engine;
• ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
• DARLEY HE single-stage, 500-gpm portable pump with 18-hp BRIGGS & STRATTON engine coupled to the water tank for fast filling;
• POLYVISION 2,300-gallon water tank;
• three NEWTON dump valves with telescoping chutes (left, right, and rear);
• copolymer body with two storage compartments;
• ROBINSON rollup doors;
• two WHELEN fixed scene lights toward rear of body; and
• rack for portable folding tank.