● The Potomac Fire Company in Westernport, Maryland, designed this KME pumper with a large water tank to ensure a strong initial attack from a reliable source, explains Chief Timothy Dayton. The city’s old water system provides variable water flows.
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• Excel XMFD chassis with 186-inch wheelbase and six-inch raised-roof cab with eight seats;
• CUMMINS ISM 500-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
• WATEROUS CSUY single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with six-inch front and 21⁄2-inch rear intake, 21⁄2-inch front bumper discharge with 11⁄2-inch line, two 13⁄4-inch crosslays, two 21⁄2-inch rear discharges (one with three-inch line wyed to 11⁄2– and 21⁄2-inch lines), and AKRON Apollo monitor;
• UPF 1,500-gallon water tank with rear 21⁄2-inch direct fill and 10-inch NEWTON dump valve;
• ROBINSON rear roll-up compartment door;
• ZIAMATIC ladder rack;
• PHYSIO CONTROL AED; and
• light and power with SMART POWER 10-kw PTO hydraulic generator, HANNAY electric cord reel, one HAVIS SHIELDS floodlight above cab windshield, and four HOOSIER telescoping floodlights (two midship, two on tripods at rear of cab).
● The Coral Gables (FL) Fire Department designed this AMERICAN LAFRANCE MedicMaster ambulance with an extended cab to provide an extra seat for a third member, explains Captain John Curry, the EMS coordinator. The department chose the medium-duty size vehicle to address expanding inventory.
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• FREIGHTLINER M2 chassis with 194-inch wheelbase and extended cab with three-seats;
• MERCEDES MBE 250-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• low-profile 105-inch height;
• FERNO 93ES Squad Mate cot;
• MEDTRONICS Physio Control Life Pack 12 AED;
• nine WHELEN fixed scene lights on body; and
• INTEC CVC 112 rearview camera system.
● The Thompsonville (MI) Fire Department designed its W.S. DARLEY pumper with a Poly Bilt body to eliminate rust and corrosion, according to Chief Jim McGirr. The department specified a top-mount pump panel for operator safety and better fireground visibility and CAFS for its quick fire knockdown ability (the jurisdiction has a limited supply of water).
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• INTERNATIONAL 4400 chassis with 224-inch wheelbase and two-seat cab;
• INTERNATIONAL DT 530 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• DARLEY LDMBC single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with five-inch rear intake, two 11⁄2-inch speedlays, booster reel with one-inch hose under cab, and AKRON Hi Riser deck gun;
• DARLEY Auto CAFS II to four discharges including HYPRO Foam Pro 2001 System and 220-cfm rotary screw air compressor;
• PRO POLY 1,000-gallon water tank with two-inch direct fill and 25-gallon foam tank;
• ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors;
• through-the-tank ladder rack with pike pole storage;
• four-wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders; and
• light and power with AURAGEN five-kw PTO generator and four FRC telescoping floodlights.
● The King of Prussia Fire Department in Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania, uses this EVI special service truck to address spills on four major highways and to protect a major shopping mall and industries in the jurisdiction, according to Assistant Chief Mark Ross. The organization uses outside decon because of the cost and mass applications required at such sites.
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• FORD F-750XL chassis with 194-inch wheelbase and four-door, five-seat cab;
• CATERPILLAR C9 300-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors;
• all levels of personal protective equipment (PPE);
• various meters, radiological detectors, spill and leak kits, absorbents, and decon showers; and
• light and power with GENERAC 6.5-kw gasoline generator and four WELDON fixed scene lights.
● The Oakland (ME) Fire Department uses its E-ONE quint as a multipurpose unit, according to Firefighter/EMT David Coughlin. The unit responds to all fires and local alarms supported by a mini-pumper, a rescue unit, and two pumper/tankers.
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• Typhoon model chassis with 206-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab;
• CUMMINS ISL 400-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with heater, 13⁄4-inch front bumper trashline, two 13⁄4-inch crosslays, 3⁄4-inch rear booster line, 21⁄2-inch rear preconnect, and HYPRO Foam Pro 1600 system;
• E-ONE 500-gallon water and 20-gallon foam tanks;
• Model HP 75-foot aerial ladder with 500-pound tip load, AKRON Stream Master ladderpipe, and 16-foot outrigger spread;
• ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and four sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
• ON SPOT ice chains; and
• light and power with WESTERBEKE 7.9-kw diesel generator, UNITY spotlights, and HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights, both at ladder tip.
● The East Fork Fire Protection District in Minden, Nevada, uses these two SVI rescue trucks first-out to all vehicle accidents and for truck company work at structure fires, according to Training Captain Scott Fraser.
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• INTERNATIONAL 4400 four-wheel-drive chassis with 213-inch wheelbase and three-seat cab;
• INTERNATIONAL DT 530 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
• 20-foot body with rear roof walkway and stairway (with storage for six SCBA cylinders), ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors, and four sleeves for SCBA cylinders;
• storage rack for four additional SCBA cylinders;
• six-bottle, 6,000-psi air cascade system;
• RAMSEY front-mounted, six-ton winch;
• HOLMATRO rescue tools with HANNAY hydraulic reel; and
• light and power with ONAN 25-kw PTO generator, HANNAY electric cord reel, SVI Command Light, and six FRC lights (two floodlights on tripods at rear, four scene lights on sides of body).
