APPARATUS DELIVERIES
Bakersfield, California, is located at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley 100 miles north of Los Angeles. It covers 100 square miles and has a population of 184,000. The community’s business district is mostly low-rise, with the taller buildings being 12 stories. The area’s economy is based on oil and agriculture.
The Bakersfield Fire Department operates this pumper built by Quality Manufacturing and this tractor-drawn aerial ladder truck built by Seagrave. Both have tilt cabs, which, according to spokesman Owen McCarthy, were specified for ease of maintenance.
The pumper, assigned to Engine i, has a Spartan Charger chassis. I he ( harger tilt cab in this pumper seats four but can seat up to six. It differs from most tilt cabs in that the engine is mounted flush with the back of the front seats, which allows passage between driver and officer. Two jumpscats are mounted in the back of the cab. Two more seats could be mounted in the front There is no partition between front and back McCarthy states that this arrangement offers better communication and distribution of air-conditioning, which is needed in their climate
The pumper has a Detroit 6V92TA diesel engine and an Allison II IB” 11 automatic transmission It has a NVatcrous, two-stage, 1,500-gpm pump that has a four-inch front intake. Two 1 ‘ .-inch attack lines are in crosslays above a vertical compartment forward of the pump panel A prepiped Akron Apollo rated at 1,500 gpm is featured. Other features include a right side hydraulic ladder rack, high compartments on both sides, and two midmounted 500-watt quart/ floodlights. (Photo by Charles Madderom.)
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I he ladder is assigned to Truck 1 and has a Pcmfab model 6TO90H command style four-door tilt cab powered by a Detroit 8V92TA diesel engine with Allison HTB-”41 automatic transmission. Tractor seating is for 10 The truck has a 46-foot wheelbase: mounts a 1 10foot aerial; and has a hydraulic outrigger spread of 17 feet, 4 inches. The trailer has 18 tool and equipment compartments and carries a 7.5-kw Onan diesel generator, rescue equipment, cribbing, and four 500-watt quartz floodlights. The vehicle carries three-inch hose to feed a 1,000-gpm ladderpipe. (Photo by Charles Madderom.)
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Chatham. New Jersey, located in Morris County, has state highway 24 running through it. An expressway under construction will become the new Highway 24, bringing high-speed traffic through the fire department’s jurisdiction.
As Deputy Chief Douglas G. Allan explains, this new rescue truck was bought to replace two smaller vehicles that carried rescue equipment. It was important to the department to be able to carry personnel in the enclosed body for safety. The design features additional room for expansion of inventory and allows members to categorize tools in compartments.
The rescue truck is built by Saulsbury on a Mack MC 688FC chassis with tilt cab. Total seating for cab and box is eight. It has a 150-inch wheelbase and is powered by a Mack EM6-270 diesel engine with an Allison HT 740 automatic transmission.
The body has 14 tool and equipment compartments and mounts a 15-kw Harrison direct-drive generator. Two 1.500-watt telescoping floodlights are mounted on the front of the rescue body, and one 500-watt fixed floodlight is mounted at each corner of the body. A 3.5-ton Ramsey winch is mounted in the front bumper, and a command center is featured inside the rescue body. (Photo by John M. Malccky.)
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The Douglas County Fire District No. 2 in Oregon is a suburban district serving much of the unincorporated area that surrounds the city of Roseburg. The department provides fire protection for seven major plywood and lumber mills and several other industrial complexes. The bedroom communities that are protected by District 2 have a population of approximately 25.000 in 75 square miles. The department operates from five stations with 36 career and 25 volunteer firefighters.
Lieutenant Joel King says that the Pierce Arrow pumper responds to all structural fire calls and complex rescues and is equipped with a Hurst Rescue System, air bags, air chisels, a Heart Start 2000 semiautomatic defibrillator, and steep-angle and swift water rescue gear including a rubber raff.
The pumper has a four-door cab that seats seven and is powered by a Detroit 6V92TA, 350-hp diesel engine with Allison automatic transmission. It has a 1,250-gpm Waterous pump, a 1,000-gallon water tank, and an around-the-pump foam induction system. The vehicle carries 1,200 feet of three-inch and 600 feet of 2 Vi-inch hose. Hose for attack lines consists of 300 feet of 1 ½-inch and 150 feet of 1 ¾-inch hose and 200 feet of one-inch booster line on a midshipmounted offset reel.
Ground ladders are mounted on a hydraulic rack, permitting high side compartments on the left and right of the vehicle. Two 500-watt telescoping halogen floodlights are mounted forward of a diesel generator, which is mounted alongside the booster reel.
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The Willmar (MN) Fire Department operates this multipurpose truck custom-built by Lynch Display Vans (I.DV).
Serving a town w ith a population of 19,000 with 45 personnel, the department required a large vehicle that could respond to numerous incidents; carry personnel, haz-mat equipment, a computer, and SCBA bottles; and have command capabilities, according to Chief Brad Lindquist.
Built on a Chevrolet P-6 chassis and powered by an 8.2-litcr, 210hp turbo diesel engine with an Allison AT-545 automatic transmission. the truck has a GVWR of more than 25,000 pounds. It carries a team of eight and has a computer-ready command center, five exterior compartments, and extensive interior storage space. The cargo interior, which is 20 feet long, seven feet high, and seven feet wide, features a 13.500-Btu air-conditioner, 30.000-Btu propane furnace, and overhead and full-height compartments.
The exterior features an I.DV front end, a six-kw water-cooled generator, spare SC BA bottle storage, two 500-watt telescoping floodlights, and a rooftop observation deck. The vehicle is all aluminum and has roll-up exterior compartment doors. It has a 6½ton payload after manufacture.
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The Baltimore-Washington International Airport Fire & Rescue Service operates this emergency support vehicle built by Hackney & Sons. This truck replaces an Army surplus tanker that was used to resupply CFR vehicle foam tanks.
The unit is mounted on a Ford LN8000 chassis with a Hackne Model 3-1 SV 10 body. It is powered by a Ford 7.8-litcr, 210 lip diesel engine with an Allison M I -653 automatic transmission and has a 243inch wheelbase.
One unique feature of this truck is an Edwards Model 80-1 d). 80gpm PTO-driven foam pump used in conjunction with two 500gallon foam tanks, one storing AFFE and the other fluoroprotein foam. Also carried are 180 gallons of hazardous material vapor suppressant foam with applicator and a bin filled with 800 pounds of absorbent. The department chose this type of apparatus for its ability to carry a large amount of equipment, which used to be stored at different locations at the stations or on several vehicles and trailers Other equipment carried on the vehicle includes an Onan 5-kw water-cooled generator, four 1.000-watt Kwik-Raze telescopic quartz floodlights, an Industrial Air air compressor for low-pressure air bags used in aircraft recovery operations, and storage tubes for 15 spare SC.BA bottles.
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