APPARATUS DELIVERIES

By John M. Malecky

>> The Los Angeles City (CA) Fire Department has placed four AMERICAN LaFRANCE tractor-drawn aerial ladder trucks in service. Chief of Emergency Operations Donald Frazeur says this design provides more maneuverability through traffic and many winding streets found in their interface communities. The wall-to-wall turning radius is less than the pumpers, and they provide more ground ladder storage and compartment space.

Features/Equipment:

• Eagle chassis with 140-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab;
• CATERPILLAR C 13 525-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS automatic transmission;
• 54-foot, six-inch overall length;
• 100-foot aerial ladder with 250-pound tip load and 14-foot outrigger spread;
• AKRON ladderpipe;
• 288 feet of ground ladders;
• ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors;
• four trailer wheel well sleeves (two with spare SCBA cylinders on left side and two with hand extinguishers on right side);
• HOLMATRO rescue tools;
• PHILLIPS Heart Start AED; and
• light and power with ONAN 7.5-kw diesel generator, four ROM floodlights (one brow, two at rear of cab and one on aerial tip), three ROM spot/floodlights (one at turntable and two at rear of trailer body), and one HANNAY electric cord reel.

>> The Seekonk (MA) Fire Department protects a suburban area. Captain Michael P. Healy says the department’s E-ONE pumper is designed as a multitask unit with storage and equipment to initiate any call.

Features/Equipment:

• Typhoon chassis with 210-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab with 12-inch raised roof;
• CUMMINS ISC 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS-P automatic transmission;
• HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with HYPRO Foam Pro 2001 and 2002 systems, 1¾-inch front bumper line, one 2½-inch crosslay, two 1¾-inch speedlays, two 1¾-inch rear preconnects, and TFT Crossfire deck gun with Extenda-Gun;
• E-ONE 780-gallon water and 30-gallon foam tanks;
• ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
• HOLMATRO rescue tools;
• ZOLL AED; and
• light and power with an ONAN six-kw hydraulic generator, four FRC floodlights (two each brow and telescoping), and two WHELEN scene lights on sides of cab.

>> The Linden-Peters (CA) Fire District serves a primarily rural/agricultural area, explains Chief Vic Solari. The short wheelbase of the department’s HME pumper allows access though different terrains and throughout the state when responding as part of a strike team. The rural area has no hydrants. The pumper responds to all types in incidents.

Features/Equipment:

• Model 1871 SFP chassis with 171-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab with rear wall gear rack;
• CUMMINS ISC 360-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• HALE Qflo Plus 1 single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with FoamLogix 2.1 system, two 1¾-inch jumplines, 2½- and 1¾-inch hopes bed preconnects, one-inch booster reel, rear 2½-inch discharge, and ELKHART Stinger monitor;
• DARLEY 1½-AGE 180-gpm portable pump;
• APR 850-gallon water and 20-gallon foam tanks with through-the-tank storage for ladders, backboards, and pike poles;
• GORTITE roll-up compartment doors and four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
• ITRONICS mobile computer;
• HURST rescue tools;
• PHILLIPS HeartStart AED; and
• light and power with XANTREX three-kw inverter, three FRC floodlights (one brow, two telescoping on body), one UNITY hosebed light, six FEDERAL scene lights (two each left, right, and rear), and one HANNAY electric cord reel.