Apparatus Deliveries: May 2024

Apparatus Deliveries ❘ by John M. Malecky

DEPARTMENT: BIG SPRING (TX) FIRE DEPARTMENT

TYPE: PUMPER

BUILT BY: FOUTS BROTHERS FIRE EQUIPMENT

Features/equipment:

SPARTAN FC-94 chassis / CUMMINS L9 380-hp diesel engine / HALE Qmax 1,500-gpm pump with crosslays behind the cab and deck gun piping / 1,000-gallon poly water tank / aluminum body with AMDOR roil-up compartment doors / ground ladder package / WHELEN scene lighting.

FOUTS BROTHERS FIRE EQUIPMENT: (866) 447-7522/www.foutsfire.com


DEPARTMENT: SIDNEY (MT) FIRE DEPARTMENT

TYPE: TANKER

BUILT BY: DANKO EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT

Features/equipment:

FREIGHTLINER 114SD chassis / WATEROUS 3030 pump (100-400 gpm) with KUBOTA 23-hp diesel engine / 3,000-gallon water tank / hydraulic portable tank rack / WHELEN scene lighting.

DANKO EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT: (866) 568-2200/www.danko.net


DEPARTMENT: RAYMOND (AB) FIRE DEPARTMENT

TYPE: PUMPER

BUILT BY: FORT GARRY FIRE TRUCKS

Features/equipment:

FREIGHTLINER M2-106 chassis / CUMMINS L9, 360-hp diesel engine / DARLEY PSP 1,000-gpm PTO pump with top-mount panel / HANNAY hose reel / AKRON Apollo deck gun and AKRON Fire Fox bumper monitor / co poly 1,000 Imperial gallon water tank with a FIREMEN’S FRIEND external tank fill / FOAM PRO 2001 system / MXV pumper package with rear stainless steel access ladder / AMDOR roll-up compartment doors / ZICO ladder rack / FRC scene lighting.

FORT GARRY FIRE TRUCKS: (800) 565-3473/www.fgft.com


DEPARTMENT: SOUTH FULTON (GA) FIRE RESCUE

TYPE: PUMPER

BUILT BY: MARION BODY WORKS

Features/equipment:

SPARTAN Gladiator MFD chassis with 182-inch wheelbase and 10-inch raised roof cab with two EMS compartments and four seats / CUMMINS X15 500-hp diesel engine / WATEROUS CMUC20 1,500-gpm pump with TFT Crossfire monitor, front bumper discharge, crosslays, and booster reel / UPF 500-gallon water and 35-gallon foam tanks / ELKHART foam eductor / backboard storage / FRC scene lighting.

MARION BODY WORKS: (715) 754-5261/www.marionbody.com

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