The Elmhurst (IL) Fire Department‘s EMERGENCY ONE pumper, designed with maneuverability for urban firefighting, includes enclosed equipment storage, according to Captain Jeffery Bacidore.
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Features/Equipment:
- Cyclone II chassis with 185-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab;
- CUMMINS ISC 350-hp diesel engine and ALLISON MD 3066PR automatic transmission;
- HALE QSMG single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with two 13/4-inch crosslays, one 11/2-inch front bumper discharge, and one11/2-inch rear preconnected discharge;
- prepiped ELKHART Stinger 1,000-gpm monitor;
- EMERGENCY ONE 750-gallon water tank;
- light and power with A.M.P.S. six-kw generator, three HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights (two midship, one front), and two WHELEN 73 Series Opti-Scene lights;
- HANNAY electric cord reel; and
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EMERGENCY ONE hydraulic ladder rack.
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The Waynesburg Volunteer Fire Company in Franklin Township, Pennsylvania, designed this SUTPHEN pumper to meet the fire flow demands of the urban and commercial district, explains Chief Larry A. Marshall.
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Features/Equipment:
- custom chassis, 204-inch wheelbase, and full tilt cab with six seats and 10-inch raised roof;
- DETROIT Series 60 475-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HT-740 automatic transmission;
- HALE single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump;
- two-inch attack lines in two crosslays and front bumper and three-inch preconnect in rear;
- prepiped ELKHART Scorpion 2,000-gpm monitor;
- CFP 1,000-gallon water tank;
- RAMSEY six-ton, front-mounted winch;
- A.M.P.S. 10-kw hydraulic generator, FIRE RESEARCH floodlights, WHELEN scene lights, and HANNAY electric reels;
- HURST rescue system; and
- BULLARD thermal imaging camera.
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The New London (WI) Fire Department designed its rescue truck from MARION BODY WORKS mainly for extrication and cold-water rescue, according to Chief Wayne Wilfuer.
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Features/Equipment:
- HME 1871 P2 chassis, 205-inch wheelbase, and 10-inch raised roof cab with six seats;
- CUMMINS ISC 330-hp diesel engine and ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
- 20-foot walk-in body with walk-through from cab;
- light and power with MAGNA PLUS 25-kw PTO generator, WILL BURT nine-kw light tower, and eight WHELEN fixed scene lights on cab and body;
- four-bottle air cascade system and roof-mounted, 4,500-psi air cylinder;
- RAMSEY front-mounted, six-ton winch;
- HURST rescue system; and
- cold-water rescue equipment, including ice sled.
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The Twentynine Palms (CA) Fire Department designed its PIERCE pumper to handle responses from a new station that covers a desert/rural area with limited water supplies, according to Chief Wayne L. Eder.
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Features/Equipment:
- INTERNATIONAL 4900 chassis with 200-inch wheelbase and three-seat cab;
- INTERNATIONAL DT 530E 300-hp diesel engine and ALLISON MD 3060 automatic transmission;
- WATEROUS CSY single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump;
- two 13/4-inch crosslays and 11/2-, two-, and three-inch preconnects in rear;
- prepiped ELKHART Stinger 1,000-gpm monitor; and
- UPF 1,000-gallon water tank with 10-inch rear NEWTON dump valve.
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