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The Independent Fire Co. of East Brunswick (N.J.)—District No. 2 is getting out of the “paper business” and into computers, so space was an important factor when selecting a fire and rescue truck.
The Emergency One unit delivered to East Brunswick this summer has the room for a mobile command center—which will include a remote computer—and much more.
The truck’s rescue interior has five compartments, and the command center is equipped with radios and a cellular telephone. District 2 transports its high-rise and basic haz-mat equipment and seats 12 firefighters in the new rig.
Built on a Spartan Gladiator chassis, the diesel-engined truck has 1,500and 500-watt halogen floodlights and an air hose reel for operation of portable tools.
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The Newport (R. 1.) Fire Department’s new 25-foot C-Haw’k fire and rescue patrol boat is certain to get its share of activity, especially if a developer’s plans for a nearby island are approved.
Newport, itself a popular tourist town, is neighbor to Rose Island. The island’s owner has submitted plans to build a hotel and condominium complex there; the Newport Eire Department would be called for emergencies and inspections.
The department ordered the boat with a modified cabin; a seat was removed to make room for a stretcher to fit inside. About 10 people could be carried in the boat during an evacuation.
The boat is equipped with a Hale 350-gpm pump. It has radar and two-way radio communication: A marine band links it to the U.S. Coast Guard and to other boats; a fire band ties it to other fire departments.
Captain George Pennachi says the C-Hawk goes out about once a week for training and routine harbor inspections.
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The increasing popularity of threeand four-story apartment buildings in Starkville, Miss., during the past several years required the Starkville Fire Department to purchase a mini-tower able to reach the higher levels.
“The pumper we had . . . was outdated,” says Chief Al Christopher. “We had no way of reaching the taller stories.”
Although the department hasn’t used its 1987 Sutphen Quint on fires in these new’, taller structures, Christopher is confident that it can meet Starkville’s needs as taller buildings continue to be built. The 75-foot aerial has a remote-control nozzle, enabling the pump operator to work from the ground.
Station 1 received the truck, which has a Detroit Diesel 8V71 engine and an Allison transmission, in October of last year. Three firefighters can ride in the cab and two in the jump seat. The stainless-steel truck has a tank capacity of 400 gallons.
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Although the town’s population hovers around 36,000, the Wilson (N.C.) Fire Department has been fighting “big city” fires lately, says Chief Bruce Rose.
The eastern North Carolina farming community has had five major tobacco warehouse fires within the past three years, says the chief. In May, the department’s firefighting capabilities were increased when it received an Emergency’ Equipment Inc. pumper mounted on a Pemberton Fabricators Inc. Model Royale S-942A series chassis.
The department’s newest apparatus has a 1,000-gpm, singlestage pump; a 500-gallon, stainless steel tank; and two preconnected cross-lay compartments that can hold 200 feet of 1 ½-inch hose. The pumper’s cab seats six. The new rig is one of the department’s six first-line pumpers.
“We bought it because we liked the w-orkmanship,” says Rose. “Everything is first-class.”
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