Apparatus Deliveries: April 2021

The Rostraver Township (PA) Fire Department designed their SMEAL quint with a larger-than-normal water tank.

Features/Equipment:
  • SPARTAN Gladiator MFD chassis with six-seat cab;
  • CUMMINS ISX 12 500-hp diesel engine;
  • WATEROUS CSUC20 2,000-gpm, single-stage pump with 2½-inch front bumper line and three crosslays (two two-inch and one three-inch);
  • UPF 600-gallon water tank;
  • 75-foot aerial ladder with storage box holding 150 feet of 2½-inch hose (high-rise pack) and 200 feet of 1¾-inch hose for use from the tip;
  • AKRON Stream Master electric monitor at the aerial tip; and
  • light and power with a HARRISON six-kw hydraulic generator and FRC portable and body-mounted scene lighting.

To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com


The Redwood Volunteer Fire Department in Durham, North Carolina, has placed in service this pumper built by 4 GUYS FIRE TRUCKS.

Features/Equipment:
  • SPARTAN Metro Star chassis;
  • CUMMINS L9 450-hp diesel engine;
  • HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with a six-inch vertical swivel front suction having a FIREQUIP Maxi-Flex hose, a 1¾-inch front bumper line, and one-inch HANNAY booster reel;
  • PRO POLY 1,000-gallon water tank;
  • through-the-tank ground ladder storage;
  • ROM roll-up compartment doors and wheel well sleeves for storage of spare SCBA cylinders, and
  • lighting with FRC telescoping lights and WHELEN scene lights.

To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com


The Oxford Township (NJ) Fire Department has placed in service this pumper/tanker built by MIDWEST FIRE TANKER.

Features/Equipment:
  • FREIGHTLINER Model M2 112 chassis;
  • CUMMINS L9 450 hp diesel engine;
  • APR poly body and tank construction;
  • WATEROUS CSU 1,250-gpm split-shaft pump with five-inch front intake and one-inch HANNAY booster reel;
  • 3,000-gallon water tank with two 2½-inch direct-tank fills;
  • Three 10-inch NEWTON square dump valves;
  • ZICO portable tank carrier with 3,000 gallon portable tank;
  • REAR VIEW SAFETY backup camera;
  • WHELEN scene lighting and
  • Overall height of nine feet, nine inches and overall length of 34.5 feet.

To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com


The Bellows Falls (VT) Fire Department responds with this pumper built by FERRARA FIRE APPARATUS.

Features/Equipment:
  • Cinder chassis with six-seat cab with an eight-inch raised roof;
  • CUMMINS L9 450-hp diesel engine;
  • HALE Qflo single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with a front bumper 1½-inch line, three crosslays (two 1½- and one 2½-inch) and ELKHART deck gun (customer supplied);
  • WATEROUS Aquis foam system;
  • UPF 1,000-gallon water and 30-gallon foam tanks;
  • extruded aluminum body with ROM roll-up doors and
  • lighting with an AKRON brow light and HiViz scene lights.

To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com

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