● The Casa Grande (AZ) Fire Department’s PIERCE Skyboom is first out of Station 2 for structure fire responses, reports Chief Scott Miller. The unit runs with two other engines and is supported by a 100-foot platform if needed.
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Features/Equipment:
• Saber chassis with 190-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab with medical cabinet inside;
• DETROIT Series 40 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON MD 3060R automatic transmission;
• WATEROUS CSUYCX single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with front bumper line (reduced to 1 3/4-inch and one-inch), two 1 3/4-inch crosslays, one three-inch crosslay reduced to 2 1/2 inches, and HYPRO Foam Pro 1600 foam system;
• UPF 500-gallon water and 30-gallon Class A foam tanks;
• DOVER roll-up compartment doors;
• PIERCE 55-foot Skyboom with dual controls; 500-pound tipload capacity; AKRON Tuckaway monitor; and 11-foot, six-inch outrigger spread;
• four sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
• PIERCE hydraulic ladder rack; and
• two GFE Daymaker spot/floodlights behind cab.
● The Grosse Pointe Woods (MI) Public Safety Department dispatches this EMERGENCY ONE pumper first out to all residential and commercial fires. Corporal/Inspector James Lafer says it has rescue capabilities, large storage, a topmount pump panel for visibility, and a large cab for rehab and use as a command center.
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Features/Equipment:
• Cyclone II chassis with 230-inch wheelbase and eight-seat cab;
• DETROIT Series 60 430-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
• HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with five-inch front intake (six-inch swivel), 1 1/2-inch front bumper trashline, three speedlays (two 1 1/2-inch; one 2 1/2-inch), TFT Crossfire 1,250-gpm monitor with Extenda-Gun, and HYPRO Foam Pro 1600 system;
• EMERGENCY ONE 500-gallon water and 20-gallon foam tanks;
• two sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
• AMKUS rescue system; and
• light and power with A.M.P.S. 15-kw PTO generator, WILL BURT Night Scan, two HAVIS SHIELDS telescoping midship floodlights, FEDERAL scene light on each side of cab, WHELEN extendable incident command light on cab roof, and HANNAY electric cord reel.
● The Topsham (ME) Fire Department designed its RESCUE 1 rescue truck on a smaller scale to fit in tight quarters, explains Chief Ken Brilliant. The department uses this truck as a first-out unit for extrications and as a light unit.
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Features/Equipment:
• FORD F-550 chassis with 162-inch wheelbase and four-seat cab;
• FORD Power Stroke diesel engine with FORD automatic transmission;
• four-wheel drive;
• 10-foot, 6-inch nonwalk-in body with ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors;
• RAMSEY four-ton portable winch with bumper and rear receivers;
• AMKUS tools and hydraulic reels;
• HANNAY air reel; and
• light and power with HONDA five-kw gasoline generator, SUPER
VAC three-kw Command light, six WHELEN 9E fixed scene lights
on body, and HANNAY electric cord reel.
● The Oxford (IL) Fire Protection District designed this ALEXIS pumper with a front-mounted pump for easy access to rural static water supplies, explains Chief Dennis Shannon. The extra space in the body allows for a cascade system behind the cab.
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Features/Equipment:
• CHEVROLET C7HO42 chassis with 217-inch wheelbase and three-seat cab;
• CATERPILLAR 3126E 250-hp diesel engine with EATON FULLER FS6305A standard transmission;
• HALE HFM single-stage, 750-gpm front-mounted pump with two front bumper 11⁄2-inch discharges;
• UPF 1,900-gallon water tank with 2 1/2-inch fill pipe and 10-inch NEWTON valve at rear;
• three-bottle air cascade system;
• ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors; and
• two GFE Extenda-Lites on side of body.
● The East Pennsauken Volunteer Fire Association No. 1 in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey, designed this AMERICAN LAFRANCE pumper with rescue-style compartments to accommodate future inventory growth, according to District Chief Norman Figueroa, Jr. The L-shaped water tank allows for a lower hosebed for safety. The unit is also the township’s secondary FAST unit.
Features/Equipment:
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• Eagle 148 chassis with 199-inch wheelbase and seven-seat cab;
• DETROIT Series 60 430-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
• AMERICAN LAFRANCE ALFD two-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with six-inch front intake, 1 1/2-inch front bumper line, two 1 3/4-inch crosslays, midship reel with one-inch forestry hose, rear 2 1/2-inch preconnect, and TFT Crossfire monitor with Extenda-Gun;
• CFP 750-gallon fiberglass water tank;
• three sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
• ZICO ladder rack with 50 feet of ground ladders; and
• light and power with A.M.P.S. six-kw hydraulic generator, two FRC floodlights behind cab, two WHELEN fixed scene lights on sides of cab, and HANNAY electric cord reel.
● The Highview Fire Protection District in Louisville, Kentucky, designed its SEAGRAVE pumper with a short wheelbase to maneuver around the tight turns and narrow streets in a rapidly growing rural portion of the jurisdiction, explains Chief Richard Larkins. The larger water tank is used to draw from during long hose stretches and on freeway responses.
Features/Equipment:
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• TB tilt cab chassis with 177-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab;
• DETROIT Series 60 350-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 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, rear 2 1/2-inch preconnect, and ELKHART Stinger monitor;
• UPF 750-gallon water tank;
• ROBINSON rear roll-up door;
• four sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders plus two in compartment;
• SEAGRAVE ladder rack;
• RUDD ice chains; and
• light and power with HONDA five-kw gasoline generator, REDILINE 1.6-kw generator, and two HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights behind cab.
