APPARATUS DELIVERIES

BY JOHN M. MALECKY

Photo by Bill True

The Fort Campbell (KY) Fire Department uses this DANKO unit as an ARFF vehicle at the local airport and to protect a wooded area at the rear used for helicopter response, according to Chief Michael R. Boyd.

Features/Equipment:

4 Star General Ultra Quad Attack Airport/Industrial RIV Hummer package;
AM GENERAL Hummer KSC 2 Model with 130-inch wheelbase and two-seat cab;
GM 6.5L 195-hp diesel engine with automatic transmission;
four-wheel-drive; pump-and-roll capability, and central tire inflation system with run-flat (CTIS);
DARLEY 2 1/2 AGE single-stage, 200-gpm pump powered by 26-hp LAMBARDINI diesel engine for pump-and-roll;
HYPRO Foam Pro 2001 system with HIGH ENERGY CAFS system, and FIRE COMBAT 450-pound PKP dry chemical;
ELKHART Sidewinder dual-agent bumper turret and dual one-inch twin agent booster reel, and two 440-cubic-foot air cylinders;
UPF 200-gallon water and 12-gallon foam tanks; and
UPF body with ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors.

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The League City (TX) Fire Department designed its SVI TRUCKS rescue unit with a nonwalk-in body for optimum storage and a custom cab for more seating, explains Chief Greg Tonnies. The unit is equipped for light haz mat, water, confined space, and light trench rescue in addition to air filling, RIT, and other fireground support.

Features/Equipment:

SPARTAN Gladiator Evolution MFD chassis with 186-inch wheelbase and 10-inch raised roof cab with seven seats;
CUMMINS ISL 370-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
18-foot nonwalk-in body with ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors;
SCBA storage rack with six 6,000-psi bottle air cascade system and fill station;
WARN 4 1/2-ton portable winch with three receivers;
three HANNAY reels (two electric cord, one air);
TNT rescue tools with two hydraulic reels; and
light and power with ONAN 30-kw PTO generator, SVI Command Light, and four FRC and six WHELEN scene lights on body.

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The Haledon (NJ) Fire Department designed these two FERRARA pumpers with short wheelbases for maneuverability and station room restrictions; large water tanks allow a stronger initial attack, explains Chief Robert DiVirgilio.

Features/Equipment:

Intruder model package with HME 1871 chassis, 166-inch wheelbase, and eight-seat cab with 12-inch raised roof;
CUMMINS ISL 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
WATEROUS CSU single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with 1 3/4 -inch front bumper line, two 1 3/4 -inch crosslays, ELKHART Stinger monitor, and rear 1 3/4 -inch and 1 1/2 -inch preconnects, 2 1/2 -inch discharge, and one-inch forestry hose on HANNAY reel;
UPF 1,000-gallon water tank;
four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders and rear A S AMERICA roll-up compartment door; and
light and power with HARRISON eight-kw hydraulic generator, HANNAY electric cord reel, and four AKRON floodlights (two telescoping midship, two portable on body).

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The Grand Lake Township Fire Department in Twig, Minnesota, designed its ROSENBAUER pumper to fit in a small station and to maneuver down narrow streets and driveways, explains Captain Grant Gimpel. For added safety, it has a top-mount pump panel and low speedlays.

Features/Equipment:

FREIGHTLINER M2 chassis with 215-inch wheelbase and two-seat cab;
MERCEDES BENZ MBE900 300-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
WATEROUS CS single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with HYPRO Foam Pro 1600 system, two 1 3/4 -inch speedlays, rear one-inch booster reel, and TFT Crossfire monitor;
UPF T-shaped 1,000-gallon water tank and 20-gallon foam tank;
ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders; and

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The Akron (NY) Fire Company uses this PIERCE pumper/tanker with a 2,500-gallon water tank as a first-out attack pumper; it is followed by a 3,000-gallon tanker. Chief Glenn Joachimiak says the combined 5,500 gallons of water allow the hydrant engine time to hook up. Only one-half to two-thirds of the district is hydranted.

Features/Equipment:
- Lance chassis with 250.5-inch wheelbase and eight-seat cab with 22-inch raised roof;
- DETROIT Series 60 490-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000P EVS automatic transmission and TAK-4 independent suspension;
- WATEROUS CSUYCX single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump with six-inch rear intake, PIERCE Husky 10 foam system, 1 3/4 -inch front bumper line, six crosslays (four 1 3/4 -inch, two 2 1/2 -inch), two rear 2 1/2 -inch discharges (one preconnected), and AKRON Apollo monitor with TFT Extenda-Gun;
- UPF 2,500-gallon water tank with 10-inch NEWTON dump valve and two 2 1/2 -inch direct fills in rear, and 75-gallon foam tank;
- six wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
- ZICO Quic-Lift electric rack for ladders and pike poles; and
- light and power with HARRISON 30-kw hydraulic generator, WILL BURT Night Scan, six CHURCHVILLE Telelites (two rear of cab, two on tripods in slide-out tray under cab, and two between crosslays), eight CODE 3 scene lights (two on cab, six on body), and five HANNAY electric cord reels (two on front bumper, two at sides of cab, and one at rear).
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The Chelsea (ME) Fire Department purchased this E-ONE demo to replace an old apparatus that had broken down, according to Chief Shawn Ramage. The unit is smaller than its predecessor but has more compartment space, and it responds to vehicle accidents and provides fireground support.

Features/Equipment:
- FORD F-550 4 × 4 chassis with 168-inch wheelbase and three-seat cab;
- FORD Power Stroke diesel engine with automatic transmission;
- non walk-in body with ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors;
- WARN three-ton portable winch with front and rear receivers;
- HOLMATRO rescue tools;
- MEDTRONIC AED and BLS equipment; and
- light and power with HONDA five-kw gasoline generator, two FEDERAL Nightfighters (front of body), and six FEDERAL scene lights (sides and rear of body).
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