APPARATUS INNOVATIONS/DELIVERIES

APPARATUS INNOVATIONS/DELIVERIES

DEPARTMENTS

The Baton Rouge, La., Fire Department recently took delivery of a FMC/LTI 100-foot ladder tower. Built on a Duplex D-350 chassis, the vehicle is powered by a Detroit Diesel 8V-92TA engine with an Allison HT-740 automatic transmission.

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The Wooster, Ohio, Fire Department has received a Pierce Suburban 750 pumper. Equipped with a Waterous CSYBX-1250-gpm pump and a 750-gallon water tank, the unit is mounted on a Ford LS-9000 chassis and is powered by a Detroit 6V-92TA diesel engine with an Allison HT-740D automatic transmission.

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The Wilton Manors, Fla., Fire Department recently purchased an Emergency One Model 15060 rescue pumper. The unit has an allaluminum modular body mounted on a GMC chassis with an Allison automatic transmission and a gasoline engine. It features a Hale 250-gpm PTO pump and a 200-gallon water tank.

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The Jerico, N. Y., Fire Department has taken delivery of a Mack CF pumper with a four-door cab. The unit has a 1250-gpm Waterous pump, a 285-hp Maxidyne diesel engine with an Allison 740D automatic transmission, 650-gallon fiberglass booster tank, 4-inch discharge, and a double foam system with a 40-gallon foam tank.

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Hand entrapped in rope gripper

Elevator Rescue: Rope Gripper Entrapment

Mike Dragonetti discusses operating safely while around a Rope Gripper and two methods of mitigating an entrapment situation.
Delta explosion

Two Workers Killed, Another Injured in Explosion at Atlanta Delta Air Lines Facility

Two workers were killed and another seriously injured in an explosion Tuesday at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport.