Apparatus Deliveries

BY JOHN M. MALECKY

The Asbury Community Fire Department in Dubuque, Iowa, designed its PIERCE pumper to respond to fire, rescue, and EMS calls, according to Assistant Chief Pat Esch. It can also be used for rehab.

Features/Equipment:

• Enforcer chassis with 228-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab with 10-inch raised roof;
• CUMMINS ISL 350-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 3066 automatic transmission;
• WATEROUS CSUY single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with top-mount panel, HYPRO Foam Pro 2002 system, 13/4-inch front bumper line, two 13/4-inch speedlays, one 11/2-inch crosslay, one 21/2-inch rear preconnect, and ELKHART Stinger monitor;
• UPF 750-gallon water and 20-gallon A and B foam tanks;
• PIERCE hydraulic ladder rack;
• LUKAS extrication tools with two hydraulic reels and high-angle/confined-space equipment;
• ZODIAC inflatable rescue raft; and
• light and power with A.M.P.S. eight-kw hydraulic generator, two HAVIS SHIELDS midship floodlights, and one HANNAY electric cord reel.

The Bellows Falls (VT) Fire Department wanted foam capability for its EMERGENCY ONE pumper as well as greater pump and water tank capacities than those of its predecessor, Chief William Weston says.

Features/Equipment:

• FREIGHTLINER FL-80 chassis with 228-inch wheelbase and five-seat cab;
• CUMMINS ISC 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
• HALE Qflo single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with two 13/4-inch crosslays, AKRON Apollo deck gun, and HYPRO Foam Pro 1600 system;
• PRO POLY 1,000-gallon water and 30-gallon foam tanks;
• our sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
• BULLARD thermal imaging camera;
• ON-SPOT ice chains; and
• light and power with HONDA five-kw gasoline generator and two GFE extendable floodlights behind cab.

The Walnutport (PA) Fire Department has had a 75-foot quint since 1981 and considers it the most versatile type of apparatus, according to Chief John S. Kirchner. This AMERICAN LAFRANCE unit is its latest replacement.

Features/Equipment:

• Eagle 134 MFD chassis with 218-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab;
• DETROIT Series 60 500-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
• AMERICAN LAFRANCE single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump with 13/4-inch front bumper line, four preconnects (three 13/4-inch, one two-inch), and one three-inch dead load in crosslays;
• UPF 500-gallon water tank;
• MV 75-foot aerial ladder with 600-pound tip load, four-inch waterway tapering to three inches feeding AKRON Stream Master ladderpipe, and 16-foot outrigger spread;
• wheelwell sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
• ON SPOT ice chains; and
• light and power with ONAN 10-kw diesel generator, six HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights (four on body, two on aerial), and one HANNAY electric cord reel.

The Perry (IA) Fire Department replaced an aerial and a pumper with this MARION BODY quint, according to Chief Jerry Anderson, and uses it as a second-out engine. The unit also responds to vehicle fires and provides lighting at fire scenes.

Features/Equipment:

• SPARTAN Advantage chassis with 206-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab.
• CUMMINS ISC 350-hp diesel engine with ALLISON MD 3066P automatic transmission;
• HALE Qflo single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with two 13/4-inch crosslays, front bumper 11/2-inch trashline, and HYPRO Foam Pro 1500 system;
• UPF 400-gallon water and 40-gallon foam tanks;
• ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and curbside hose chute for LDH;
• R K 75-foot aerial ladder with 500-pound tip load and ELKHART Scorpion ladderpipe;
• 16-foot outrigger spread;
• confined space equipment;
• 145 feet of ground ladders; and
• light and power with A.M.P.S. eight-kw hydraulic generator, four FRC floodlights (two behind cab; two on aerial tip), two FEDERAL 810 fixed scene lights (one on each side of cab), and two HANNAY electric cord reels.

The Fort Vermilion Fire Department in Alberta, Canada, designed this SUPERIOR rescue truck for light rescue work, particularly extrication, Chief Brian Christianson says. The department specified a nonwalk-in body for more storage space and a commercial chassis to handle long-distance response and rough road conditions.

Features/Equipment:

• FREIGHTLINER FL-70 chassis with 216-inch wheelbase and cab seating for five.
• CATERPILLAR 3126B 210-hp diesel engine with ALLISON EVS 2000 automatic transmission;
• ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors;
• WARN 41/2-ton portable winch with front and rear receivers;
• HURST rescue system;
• medical equipment; and
• light and power with HONDA five-kw gasoline generator, four HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights (two pole raised at front of body and two on tripods at rear), and six FEDERAL GH scene lights on body.

The Aumsville (OR) Rural Fire District has in service two KME pumper/tankers that replaced two older front-mount units. Chief Tom Drews says that the present units can transfer water in four directions from the apparatus. The jurisdiction is less than five-percent hydranted.

Features/Equipment:

• FREIGHTLINER FL-112 chassis with 223-inch wheelbase and two-seat cab;
• CATERPILLAR C-12 400-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
• HALE PSD single-stage, 1,000-gpm PTO pump with two 13/4-inch crosslays and front bumper lines and rear 21/2-inch discharges;
• UPF 3,000-gallon water tank with five-inch rear direct tank fill and three NEWTON dump valves (left, right, and rear with 18-inch extension);
• FOL-DA-TANK 3,500-gallon water tank;
• two sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders; and
• six CODE 3 fixed scene lights on body (two on left, two on right, two at rear).

The U.S. Air Force Base in Kunsan, South Korea, received these two UNITED PLASTICS MANUFACTURING (UPF) foam trailers. According to Will Warnock of UPF, the trailers are used for rapid resupply of foam concentrate to ARFF vehicles.

Features/Equipment:

• UPF Model FT/LDH-1000 trailer;
• transfer pump rated at between 35 and 250 gpm and able to draft from drums sized from five to 55 gallons;
• preconnected 13/4-inch transfer hoselines;
• large-diameter hosebed to allow extension of water/foam resupply point; and
• UPF 1,000-gallon foam tank.

The Madison Park Fire Company in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey, uses this SUMMIT support truck to carry extra inventory to supply its grass rig and two pumpers, according to Commissioner Ed Marks. The company is continually adding equipment to vehicles as funding permits.

Photo by author.

Features/Equipment:

• FORD F-550XL Super Duty chassis with 176-inch wheelbase and cab seating for five;
• FORD Power Stroke turbo diesel engine with automatic transmission;
• 10-foot, nonwalk-in body with GORTITE roll-up compartment doors;
• AMKUS rescue tool;
• STOKES litter and backboard;
• rack for spare SCBA cylinders;
• disposable haz-mat supplies;
• COOL DRAFT misting fan for rehab; and
• light and power with POWER MATE 4.2-kw gasoline generator, four GFE floodlights (two pole raise at front of body and two tripod at rear), and four WHELEN fixed scene lights at sides and rear of body.