The Satolah Volunteer Fire Department in Clayton, Georgia,
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designed its EMERGENCY ONE pumper with a large water tank to protect the rural community, according to Chief James L. Reed.
Features/Equipment:
- INTERNATIONAL 4900 chassis, 190-inch wheelbase, and cab seating for three;
- INTERNATIONAL DT 530E 300-hp diesel engine with ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
- HALE QSG single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with one 11/2-inch front bumper line, two 13/4-inch crosslays, 21/2-inch rear discharge, and three-inch pipe for a deck gun;
- EMERGENCY ONE 1,250-gallon poly water tank with rear 10-inch NEWTON dump valve with a 24-inch link with 36-inch telescoping extension; and
- four wheelwell sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders.
Engine 6 of the Salt Lake City (UT) Fire Department
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operates this SEAGRAVE Mean Stick. Captain Paul Paulsen explains that the department shares quarters with a haz-mat company and uses the aerial stream for decon and for fighting pallet fires at industrial/commercial sites.
Features/Equipment:
- Model TR chassis, 192-inch wheelbase, and six-seat cab;
- DETROIT Series 60 470-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
- WATEROUS CSU single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with two 13/4-inch crosslays, two front bumper lines (one 13/4-inch, one one-inch forestry hose) and HYPRO Foam Pro 2001 system;
- UPF 500-gallon water and 20-gallon Class A foam tanks;
- 75-foot aerial ladder with 500-pound tip load, pump panel, and turntable controls; 16-foot outrigger spread; and waterway with ELKHART Scorpion 1,000-gpm ladderpipe; and
- two HAVIS SHIELDS Collins spot/floodlights on aerial tip and two FRC Focus floodlights on rear of cab.
The Chester (SC) Fire Department
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designed its KME pumper as an attack pumper; it has a large water tank for response to a nonhydranted area it serves outside the city, according to Chief David T. McAbee.
Features/Equipment:
- INTERNATIONAL 4900 chassis, 232-inch wheelbase, and cab seating for five;
- INTERNATIONAL 530E 300-hp diesel engine with ALLISON MD 3060 automatic transmission;
- HALE Qflo single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with two 13/4-inch crosslays, three 13/4-inch rear preconnects, and midship booster reel with one-inch hose;
- prepiped AKRON Apollo Hi-Riser 1,000-gpm monitor;
- ROBINSON rollup compartment doors; and
- lights and power with POWER GUARD five-kw diesel generator, two GFE Extenda-Lite telescoping floodlights midship, and two HANNAY electric cord reels.
This is one of three LUVERNE pumpers
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placed in service by the Irvington (NJ) Fire Department. Deputy Chief Joe Warner says the units are designed with roomy cabs and low-profile hosebeds and crosslays.
Features/Equipment:
- SPARTAN Metro Star chassis, 170.5-inch wheelbase, and flat-floor cab with six seats and 10-inch raised roof;
- CUMMINS ISC 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON MD 3060 automatic transmission;
- HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with six-inch front intake; 21/2-inch front discharge with 11/2-inch wye and one 13/4-inch preconnect; three crosslays (two 13/4-inch preconnects, one 21/2-inch dead load), prepiped AKRON Apollo Hi Riser monitor; and one 21/2-inch rear discharge;
- PRO POLY L-shaped 500-gallon water tank;
- ROBINSON rollup compartment doors;
- seven sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders; and
- four WHELEN fixed scene lights (two on cab and two at rear).
