APPARATUS DELIVERIES
North Canton, OH, Fire Department has accepted delivery of a 105foot aerial ladder unit from Pierce Manufacturing Inc. Equipped with a Waterous CSYBX-l,250-gpm pump and 200-gallon tank, the unit is mounted on a 240-inch wheelbase Pierce Arrow chassis and is powered by a Detroit Diesel 8V92TA engine with an Allison HT740 transmission.
Also included on the unit are a crew cab, transverse compartment, five 2 1/2-inch discharges and two 1 1/2-inch crosslays with 2-inch piping.
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A special version Darley “Challenger”—built with foam firefighting capability—has recently been put in service at the Abbott Laboratories plant in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico.
This new foam pumper features a 400-gpm turret and is specially designed for rapid response to prevent or contain fire at a petroleum or chemical facility. There are also three 2 1/2-inch foam outlets for handlines, each rated at 250 gpm.
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The Millbourne Volunteer Fire Department in Upper Darby, PA, received their new high-volume Moore mini-pumper, manufactured by J.C. Moore Industries. This unit was built on a 1985 Dodge one-ton cab and chassis with a 750-gpm mid-ship pump.
This mini-pumper has a 200-gallon aluminum tank with a swirled aluminum pump panel, six compartments with lights and vents, a 3-inch gated discharge, a 3-inch gated intake, two 1 1/2-inch and one 1-inch rear discharges.
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One highlight of this Saulsbury rescue unit is its heavy-duty, electric cable reels, which can be attached to a generator and drawn into the fire building. This allows lighting units to be placed in various parts of the building so every floor can be illuminated. It is especially useful for apartment house fires and makes for safer operations.
The truck, which has been in operation for almost one year in the East Orange, NJ, Fire Department, is a “standard workhorse” and has a stainless steel body to help protect it against the weather elements fora longer life. It is able to carry four firefighters within the truck body.
The unit is mounted on a Ford Model LN-8000 chassis. It is powered by a Caterpillar Model 3208-T diesel engine with 225 hp and Allison Model MT-643 automatic transmission.
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