Apparatus Deliveries

By John M. Malecky

>> The Wabash Township Fire Department, West Lafayette, Indiana, uses this 1st ATTACK ENGINEERING off-road fire-rescue truck in many ways, says Assistant Chief Ryan Linder. It is first out to EMS calls in the south end and to all grass, brush, and wood fires in the jurisdiction as well as any type of off-road calls. It is also used for narrow roads, driveways, and bridges as well as accessing steep, one-lane gravel lanes leading to some subdivisions.

Features/Equipment:

• FORD F-550 extended cab chassis with 162-inch wheelbase and four-seat cab;
• FORD V-10 gasoline engine and automatic transmission;
• Four-wheel drive and pump-and-roll capability;
• DARLEY 2BE 18-hp, single-stage pump (100 to 375 gpm) with three-inch intake, 2½-inch discharge, and two 1½-inch discharges. One discharge leads to an OEM brush guard with four integrated spray nozzles and an AKRON Firefox bumper monitor. The other is wyed to two REELCRAFT one-inch booster reels at rear;
• SCOTTY around-the-pump foam proportioner;
• APR 350-gallon water and five-gallon foam tanks;
• ROM roll-up compartment doors;
• WARN 4.5-ton portable winch with front and rear receivers;
• Two FRC extendable floodlights; and
• WELCH ALLYN AED.

>> The Point Pleasant Beach (NJ) Fire Department uses this E-ONE pumper as a first-out engine and as a backup truck company, says Chief Mike Brodeur. It has a short wheelbase for maneuverability, particularly through seasonal traffic, and has additional storage space.

(Photo by author.)

Features/Equipment:

• Quest chassis with 210-inch wheelbase and seven-seat cab with 12-inch raised roof and medical cabinet;
• CUMMINS ISM 500-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS automatic transmission;
• HALE Qmax single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump with five-inch front intake, three crosslays (two 1¾ and one 2½-inch), 2½-inch front discharge wyes to one- and 1¾-inch lines, rear 2½-inch preconnect with TFT Blitzfire handheld monitor, and AKRON Apollo deck gun;
• UPF 750-gallon water tank;
• ROM roll-up compartment doors and four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
• E-ONE ladder rack with 58 feet of ground ladders;
• HOLMATRO rescue tools;
• DEFIBTECH AED; and
• light and power with a HARRISON 15-kw hydraulic generator, COMMAND LIGHT, six FRC floodlights (four on cab and two portable on top of body), two WHELEN scene lights on cab, and two HANNAY electric cord reels.

>> The Washington Township Fire Department, Centerville, Ohio, replaced a pumper and a rescue truck with this PIERCE rescue pumper. Deputy Chief Jim Neidhard says the vehicle has CAFS for an efficient fire attack that uses less water and a folding light tower for added visibility at night.

Features/Equipment:

• Velocity chassis with 218-inch wheelbase and five-seat cab with two medical cabinets (interior and exterior access) and an 11-inch raised roof;
• DETROIT DD 13 500-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS-P automatic transmission;
• PIERCE PUC single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with Husky class “A” foam system with Hercules CAFS, six-inch front intake, 2½-inch front bumper line reduced to 1¾-inch line, three speedlays (two 1¾ and one 2½-inch), and TFT Hurricane RF monitor with electronic Extend-A-Gun;
• UPF 720-gallon water and 30-gallon foam tanks;
• AMDOR roll-up compartment doors and four wheel well sleeves to hold seven spare SCBA cylinders;
• WARN 4½-ton portable winch with four receivers;
• GENESIS rescue tools with two HANNAY hydraulic reels;
• AKRON air reel running off of CAFS compressor;
• MEDTRONIC AED; and
• light and power with HARRISON 15-kw hydraulic generator, COMMAND LIGHT Knight 2 light tower, six WHELEN scene lights (one brow, four on body, and one rear), and two AKRON electric cord reels.