APPARATUS DELIVERIES
In Louisiana, the Jefferson Parish Fire Department protects a population of about 250,000 within a 26-square-mile area. The department hies in service three quintuple combination units built by Pierce Manufacturing. The units feature a Lance tilt-cab chassis with a 238-inch wheelbase and cab seating for six.
This quint has a Waterous CSUY 1,500-gpm, single-stage pump and carries 300 gallons of water. In addition to the side intakes, there are one front and two rear four-inch intakes. The 75-foot aerial ladder has an Akron Gemini electric monitor with a 1,000-gpm nozzle fed through a four-inch waterway. The outrigger spread is 16 feet.
It has four crosslays, two with 2 1/2-inch pipe and two with 1 1/2-inch pipe. A four-inch discharge is located on the right side of the vehicle, and 800 feet of four-inch hose is carried.
The truck body has 13 tool and equipment compartments and carries 163 feet of ground ladders. A six-kw Onan diesel generator is provided. Two 500-w’att quartz floodlights are mounted, one on each side of the vehicle, and four spotlights are mounted on the aerial. The apparatus is powered by a Cummins NTC-400 diesel engine with an Allison HT-740 automatic transmission.
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Piedmont, California, is an urban community centrally located in the San Francisco bay area and in the foothills of the city of Oakland. It is only 1.8 square miles and is comprised primarily of single-family dwellings, the majority of which arc exclusive and palatial estates. The cityhas no industry, commercial occupancies, transit facilities, or freeways.
Being a hillside communitywith varied topography, “state-of-theart” and low-gear ratios are required. The fire department’s Telesqurt apparatus featured here (as with all the department’s major apparatus) is equipped with a four-wheel, disc brake system and output retarders on the transmission. With an Allison HTB-741 automatictransmission and a Detroit 8V 92 diesel engine, the apparatus can climb up to a 20 percent grade.
The Piedmont Fire Department is also responsible for EMS first responder and advanced life support with transport by firefighter/ paramedics. Its Squrt/Attack unit is used as a first-in attack pumper with paramedic engine capability when the rescue/ambulance is committed, explains Captain Jim Mitchell.
The unit is built by General Safety on a Spartan chassis with a lowprofile cab and seating for six. It has a 195-inch wheelbase and is equipped with a six-station Sigtronics intercom/radio interface headset. A rear radar warning system helps avoid accidents while backing up.
There are 10 tool and equipment compartments plus four SCBA cylinder sleeves. The horizontally hinged compartments have two lights built into each door, lighting the compartment and immediate area.
A 65-foot Snorkel/Economy Telesqurt is mounted, featuring two 3 1/2-inch to 2 1/2-inch telescoping waterways feeding a 1,000-gpm nozzle. The outrigger spread is 10 feet.
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The Jersey City (NJ) Fire Department has reorganized and reactivated Rescue Company Number 1, according to Battalion Chief William C. Peters, supervisor of apparatus and equipment. The company responds with this custom vehicle built by Emergency One. It is assembled on a Protector chassis and has seating for six in the cab. There is a command-style vista roof on the cab and a walkthrough into the body that allows a firefighter to remain standing while walking from one area to the other.
The unit is powered by a Cummins 6CTA8.3 diesel engine, has an Allison MT-647 automatic transmission, and has a 210-inch wheelbase. For added safety the vehicle is equipped with On-Spot automatic snow chains and Backstop Brake Control.
The cab and 18-foot rescue body are aluminum. The body has 12 outside and four inside tool and equipment compartments. Hydraulic rescue tools, an inflatable 10-foot boat, water entry equipment, an Arcair slice pack, and a thermal imaging camera are some of the items in inventory.
The unit has a 15-kw Lima, PTO-driven generator and a six-ton front-mounted winch. Two 1,500-watt quartz floodlights on quickraise poles are mounted at the rear of the vehicle. (Photo by John M. Malecky.)
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The Eastlake (OH) Fire Department is operating this Sutphen tilt cab pumper. Eastlake is located on the south shore of I-ake Erie roughly 20 miles east of Cleveland. Its population is close to 22,500 in an area of about 6.9 square miles, about 20 percent of which is industrialized. Thirteen boat marinas arc located along the Chagrin River, which flows through the town.
Fire Chief Charles Musser says that the department designed its pumper with a tilt cab for ease of maintenance and a top-mount pump instrument panel so the engineers can have optimum visibility.
The pumper has a 175-inch wheelbase and seats six in the cab. It is powered by a Detroit 6V92 diesel engine with an Allison automatic transmission. The aluminum body has 13 compartments.
It has a Hale QSMG, 1,500-gpm pump with a four-inch front intake. Two three-inch side discharges arc adapted for four-inch hose, of which 1,500 feet is carried. A fiberglass water tank holds 500 gallons. In crosslays are three 1 ¼-inch and one 2’/2-inch attack lines. An Akron Apollo SI (single inlet) portable ground monitor with a threeinch direct connect base can flow up to 1,250 gpm and is mounted above the pump. The pumper carries a 5.5-kw Winco, gasolineoperated generator and has two 500-watt Kwik-Raze quartz floodlights.
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In Canada, Safety Boss, Ltd. of Red Deer, Alberta, designs its fire trucks (called the “Smokey Series”) to fight both flammable fluid and pressure fires, according to Firefighter Mark Badick. Safety Boss recently has been working in Kuwait.
Featured here is Smokey Ill. which is built by Superior Emergency Equipment and mounted on a Feterbilt model 379 chassis with a 288-inch wheelbase and cab seating for two. It is powered by a Caterpillar 3406R diesel engine with a Fuller 13-speed, standard transmission.
Badick explains that the pumpers normally are run in remote areas of Alberta, northern British Columbia, and Saskatchewan and carry their own water—this unit has 900 gallons. He also says these long, heavy trucks give a comfortable ride.
The pumper has a Waterous, single-stage, 1,760-gpm pump. The size and design are warranted when doing blowouts because high volumes are needed to push extreme amounts of fire around to get the equipment away from a well head so the capping procedure can take place. For a water supply, four or five 400-barrel storage tanks are lined up and tied into a manifold and then into the six-inch intake of the pumper. This delivers between 70,000 and 90,000 gallons of water. The unit also carries 200 gallons of AFFF/ATC concentrate and 1,500 pounds of Ansul Purple K dry chemical. The latter is charged by four 400-cubic foot nitrogen cylinders. The actuators are located right beside the reels (150 feet of hose), which are directly behind the pump compartment forward of the tandems. (Photo by Dave Stewardson.)
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In the Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department, members of Heavy Rescue 8 respond to incidents with this Saulsbury rescue truck. According to Deputy Chief Steve Storment, manager of the department’s Special Operations section, the apparatus was purchased to help centralize the department’s heavy rescue effort —it can be used to move largeobjects to effect rescue, offers a heavy lifting capability in the early stages of a major rescue incident, and can provide trench rescue equipment. “For the first hour we are usually on our own at an incident. After an hour, civilian lifting equipment can be called for and deployed to assist,” says the deputy chief.
The power package of lifting and moving is provided by a 10-ton winch mounted on the front bumper and a rear-mounted National model 556 crane with a 28,500-pound capacity. For stability there are four outriggers with a maximum spread of 18 feet.
The unit is mounted on a Spartan Baron chassis with midengined Detroit 8V 92TA diesel and Allison model HTB-741 automatic transmission. The cab, which seats six, has bus doors mounted behind the front axle, and the apparatus has a 244-inch wheelbase.
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The Palm Beach Gardens (FI.) Fire Department has three stations and protects a population of 30,000 within 49 square miles. Engines I and 3 operate rear-engine Pierce Javelin pumpers, which feature front-wheel drive. Fire department spokesman Ed Arrants states that both pumpers are stationed at headquarters and cover a first-due area of singleand multifamily residences, shopping centers, multistory office and hotel buildings, and the limited-access Interstate 95. The department needed versatile, maneuverable, and well-equipped vehicles to cover this area and also back up the cast and west sides.
The cabs seat six and are mounted on a chassis with a 200-inch wheelbase. They are powered by Detroit 6V92TA-DDEC diesel engines with Allison HTB-741 automatic transmissions.
The pump is a Waterous single-stage 1,250-gpm with piping for two 1′ .-inch side preconnects with 200 feet of hose each and a 2 ½inch rear preconnect of 200 feet. Three-inch piping feeds an Elkhart Scorpion heavy stream appliance, and an Elkhart Stinger is carried in a rear compartment. A front bumper-mounted trash line is provided with 150 feet of 1 Vi-inch hose.
The vertical water tank is mounted behind the cab and carries 750 gallons A Rockwood B-2 foam system is featured, along with a 50gallon foam tank.
The apparatus body has seven large and four small individualized compartments Each pumper carries rescue and basic life support equipment. Two sets of Federal Nightfighter lights are mounted, one on each side of the vehicle on top of the body.
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Athens, Ohio, is the home of Ohio University. It is located in the southern part of the state and has a population of 18,000. Fire Chief Robert Troxel explains that since it is an old city (founded in 1803), the department needed a maneuverable vehicle that could negotiate the narrow streets and could be set up and operated easily. Athens has many multistory buildings with high life hazards. The department conducted a driving test of different makes before bids were accepted.
This Sutphen Aerial Tower has a 240-inch wheelbase and a custom chassis with a cab that seats five. The unit has a Detroit 8V92TA diesel engine and an Allison HT-740 automatic transmission. The pump is a Hale QSMG single-stage 1,750-gpm with five-inch Storz intake connections on the sides and a five-inch discharge. There are 800 feet of five-inch hose carried. Above the pump are two trays for 1 1/2-inch attack lines. The water tank holds 300 gallons.
The 90-foot tower has an 800-pound payload capacity and is equipped with twin turrets with 750-gpm nozzles. Four 500-watt Kwik-Raze floodlights are carried—two in the platform and two in the cab roof. Safety features include a “Dutch-sty le” door between cab and body, high railings on the tower, and a reflective stripe around the apparatus.
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La Crosse, Wisconsin, is situated on the east side of the Mississippi River where the La Crosse and Black rivers join at Wisconsin’s western border. It has a population of more than 52,000 and covers 20.44 square miles. It is served by four stations and 100 career firefighters. I.t. Francis J. Formanck says that because of the manymajor highways, waterways, and railways a potential hazardousmaterials incident was possible, so the department wanted a rescue and mobile incident command post.
This unit, built by Marion Body, is mounted on a Navistar chassis with total seating for six. The truck has eight outside and four inside compartments in the rescue body. The command post section includes a laptop computer interconnect to an IBM PS/2 main base computer at the Central Station through a cellular phone. Incident handling is greatly enhanced by the up-to-date information this feature provides, Formanek adds.
The truck is equipped with a 6.5-kw Onan gasoline generator and has tw o extendable 500-watt floodlights mounted on the front of the rescue box. The unit is powered by an International 4600 LP diesel engine with an Allison AT-545 automatic transmission.
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The Farmington (NM) Fire Department has in service this 105-foot rear-mount aerial ladder built by Fierce on an Arrow chassis with four-door cab and seating for five. Battalion Chief Bill Robertson developed the specifications. The truck was bought on a lease/ purchase agreement with money from the state fire protection fund, requiring no capital outlay from the city. Farmington is located in the northwest corner of the state and has a population of 40,000 within 24 square miles and five stations.
The truck’s height is 11 feet, 2 inches; length is 40 feet, 11 inches; and wheelbase is 2i0 inches. It is powered by a Detroit 8V92TA diesel engine with an Allison HTB-741 automatic transmission.
The body has 15 tool/equipment compartments with an air cascade system built into a transverse compartment in the upper front of the body. The 6,000-psi system allows control for filling highand low-pressure SCBA on the right side of the vehicle and loading the six air-storage vessels from the left side.
Other features include a 12-kw Onan generator; four 1,500-watt Churchville telescoping quartz floodlights (two on each side of body); and storage of 163 feet of ground ladders in the torque box. A 4 1/2-inch steel waterway at the aerial base tapers to three inches at the tip, feeding an Akron Gemini monitor with 1,000-gpm Akronmatic nozzle. (Photo by Thomas Aumhammcr.)
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The Macon-Bibb County (GA) Fire Department is operating this Emergency One 110-foot aerial ladder truck. The department protects 266 square miles and a population of 275,000; operates 18 stations; and has 335 firefighters.
“The 110-foot aerial is a much-needed addition to our firefighting fleet, says Assistant Chief Jim Hartley. “Our district consists of tall buildings, multifamily complexes, and large businesses, which required an immediate need for an aerial with high-reach capabilities.”
The apparatus was designed with several safety features, including independent jack controls that allow improved leveling on uneven surfaces, a safety interlock system to prevent aerial operations until jacks have been properly set, and special lighting on the rear jack control panel for improved visibility.
The all-aluminum truck has a four-door cab on a chassis with a 215inch wheelbase and a 44-foot turning radius. It is powered by a Detroit model 8V 92TA 450-hp diesel engine with an Allison HT-740 automatic transmission. The aerial ladder has a 1,000-gpm hard coat, prepiped anodized waterway with electric monitor. The jack spread is 11 feet. The truck also carries a six-kw generator.
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The Levittown (PA) Fire Department recently placed in service this Saulsbury rescue unit built on a heavy duty Pemfab chassis. The unit has a 225-inch wheelbase and a four-door aluminum tilt cab with a raised roof, seating for eight, a walk-through rear door, and dual air horns. It features a Pemfab Model Imperial T-944 LFD Vista Series 45.000-lb. GVWR chassis.
The unit also has underbodv air bag and shelving compartments among other interior and exterior compartments, interior fluorescent lights, an air-operated telescoping floodlight mast with four 1,500-watt quartz floodlights, two electric cable reels, two hydraulic hose reels, an on-board bottle air cascade system, heating and airconditioning in both the cab and rescue body, and five recessed airpack seats.
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