APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The Brockport (NY) Fire Department protects an area of 90 square miles that has a population of 18,000.
Fire Chief Laurence C. Vaughn explains that the district encompasses suburban areas that have municipal water and rural areas that have no water. The district also contains four industrial complexes, some of which have old, mill-type construction; various commercial areas and plazas; an old downtown business district; and a state university campus with 34 buildings—including five high-rises.
The pumper now in use, built by Pierce Manufacturing, replaces a 1969 vintage pumper. It carries 750 gallons of water. To ensure an adequate supply of water for its diverse needs, the pumper is equipped with a Waterous CSUY, 1,500-gpm, single-stage pump with a six-inch preconnected intake and two four-inch discharges with three-inch piping and valves. A prepiped portable Akron Apollo monitor is featured; and crosslays hold up to four 1 Vi-inch attack lines, with space for up to 300 feet each.
The 185-inch whcelbased pumper has a lance tilt cab with seating for six. Within the cab are five SCBAs in recessed seats. The unit has a Detroit 6V92TA diesel engine with an Allison HT-740 automatic transmission.
Other equipment includes two lengths of six-inch Fire Quip Maxi Flex lightweight hard suction hose, 59 feet of ground ladders, two 500-watt Churchville Tele-Lites, and bumper-mounted Grover air horns. (Photo by Helen Simpson.)
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■ The Des Moines (IA) Fire Department serves a city that has a population of 200,000 and that covers about 75 square mile;. Keeping in mind the area’s severe winters, Chief R. Armstrong specified a stainless steel pumper, which, he points out, does not corrode, is easy to maintain, and endures the rough handling that occurs during the hectic moments of an operation.
Tlie pumper is built by Sutphen on a custom chassis featuring a cab that seats seven and a highly visible reflective stripe—both of which contribute to safety, according to the chief. The cab is air-conditioned.
It has a 175-inch wheelbase and is powered by a Detroit Model 6V92 TA, 350-hp diesel engine with an Allison Model HT-740D automatic transmission. The unit has a Hale, QSMG, single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump and carries 500 gallons of water in a fiberglass tank. The pump has side intakes only. Above the pump are two 200-foot lengths of 1 ‘/4-inch attack line and an Elkhart “Stinger” appliance with three-inch piping to the pump and a 1,000-gpm nozzle.
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■ The city of Lebanon, New Hampshire, covers approximately 36 miles on the Connecticut River and has a population of 12,800; the department operates one manned and two call stations.
Deputy Chief Douglas Chapman reports that the aluminum construction of the rescue truck was specified for its light weight and reasonable life expectancy. Other requirements the truck had to meet were the following: a command center for haz-mat incidents and major fires, large multiple compartments for haz-mat and rescue equipment, truck body seating for four passengers or rehabilitation during incidents, a means of adequate scene lighting, and good maneuverability in the city and on the interstate highway.
The department’s rescue truck was built by Emergency One on a Ford LS-8000 chassis with a 185-inch wheelbase and seating capacity of six. It has a Ford LT, 270-hp diesel engine; an Allison MT-654 automatic transmission; and a 12,000-lb. winch mounted on the front bumper between a Federal “Q” siren and a Grover air horn. The 16foot-long body has 18 tool and equipment compartments, a 12-foot walkway, and six feet two inches of head room. A radio console work desk and computer on roll-out tray are located inside. (Photo by John Malecky.)
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■ The Boise (ID) Fire Department is receiving and placing in service several pumpers and an aerial ladder truck. It covers in excess of 48 square miles and protects a population of 108,000 from nine stations.
The pumper shown here is one of three pumpers in service; another pumper is on order. Built by Seagrave on a custom JB chassis, the pumper is 30 feet eight inches long, mounts a four-door cab with seating for six, and is powered by a Detroit 8V92-DDEC diesel engine. It has an Allison, HT-740 automatic transmission and Jacobs engine brakes. The vehicle’s turning radius is 37 feet.
Captain Gary M. Greenwell says the pumpers’ design emphasizes safety. The top-mount pump panel, for example, provides a better field of vision, the pump operator is off the ground, and all pumprelated components are easily accessed.
The pumpers have a Waterous, 1,500-gpm two-stage pump that provides flexibility in the operating districts, which include highrise, industrial/commercial, and residential areas. They carry 500 gallons of water and have a five-inch preconnected front intake and two side intakes, each six inches. Intake plumbing is equipped with a “built-in” Elkhart relief valve; the left side intake has an external Jaffrey gated relief valve for added safety. The pumpers carry 1,000 feet of five-inch hose, and a five-inch discharge is located at the rear. An Akron Apollo monitor is directly piped to the pump by three-inch piping. Two crosslays located under the pump panel each have 150 feet of 1 ¼-inch attack line.
The units have hydraulic ladder racks, 13 storage compartments, and a blue rotating light and buzzer within the cab to indicate when a compartment is open or a ladder rack down.
A David Clark headset communication system is provided in the air-conditioned cab, and the officer’s headset position and the pump operator’s position are interfaced into the mobile radio for full twoway radio communications.
Two banks of Federal Nightfighter lights—-which have remote switches inside the cab—are used for address lights and to light the area before firefighters step off the vehicle. Boise’s winter snow and ice conditions are addressed by automatic ice chains at the rear axles, which can be used on demand. (Photo by Bill Hattersley.)
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In addition to pumpers, the Boise Fire Department has in service this tractor-drawn aerial ladder truck built by Simon-LTI; the Duplex tractor has a four-door cab that seats six. It has a Detroit 8V92-DDEC diesel engine with an Allison HT-740 automatic transmission and a Jacobs engine brake. The overall length of the truck is 60 feet three inches, and it has a turning radius of 27 feet.
This unit replaces an older tractor-drawn aerial. This type of vehicle, Captain Gary M. Greenwell explains, easily negotiates Boise’s streets and has the flexibility of a “straight” aerial ladder and increased compartment space to carry firefighting and extrication equipment. The 19 tool and equipment compartments include the following: 10 double-door, two full-height locker type, six upper, and one rear that has ground ladder storage. Each compartment has adjustable shelves, and the transverse compartments have a slide-out tray so that equipment can be removed from either side of the vehicle.
A six-kw Onan diesel generator—remote start/stop switches are in the cab—powers four 500-watt telescoping quartz floodlights. In addition to the power outlets located around the truck body, two electric cord reels with 250 feet of cord are mounted in the generator compartment; 110-volt power is also plumbed to the ladder tip.
The 110-foot steel aerial ladder has a waterway to supply a remotely operated, 1,000-gpm TFT nozzle. A pin at the tip can keep the nozzle at the third section if the fourth section must be kept free for rescue; a 2 Vi-inch and 1 ½-inch outlet at the tip of the waterway allow it to serve the purpose of an elevated standpipe.
The enclosed tiller cab is heated w-ith a diesel-fired, 6,000-btu heater, and the truck has many features similar to those in the pumpers, such as the communications system, an open-door light indicator, air-conditioning, and ice chains. This ladder truck complements a 75-fbot telescoping platform that is available only on a straight chassis. (Photo by Bill Hatterslcy.)
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