BY JOHN M. MALECKY
● The Detroit (MI) Fire Department uses this SVI rescue truck (one of eight) to respond to fires and motor vehicle accidents in which lives are in danger and to augment staffing, according to Ivan Ozment, superintendent and chief of apparatus. Six units were delivered initially; two with simo units were delivered later.
Features/Equipment:
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• SPARTAN Advantage chassis with 185-inch wheelbase and 10-inch raised roof cab with six seats;
• CUMMINS ISC 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
• 18-foot walk-through body with ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors;
• spare SCBA bottle rack;
• three receivers (left, right, and rear) used for tie-off points (no winches are used);
• HURST tools with two HANNAY hydraulic reels (the two newer trucks have simo units); and
• light and power with ONAN 20-kw PTO generator, eight WHELEN scene lights (two Model 810 on sides of cab, six Model 900 on body), six GFE recessed floodlights on sides and rear of body, and two HANNAY electric cord reels.
● The Sea Girt (NJ) Fire Department designed this SEAGRAVE pumper with roll-up doors because of the department’s tight quarters. It has LDH capability and a larger water tank to allow for a better initial fire attack, explains Chief Ed Sidley.
Features/Equipment:
• Attacker chassis with 180-inch wheelbase and 10-seat cab;
• CUMMINS C9 450-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• WATEROUS CS single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with five-inch front intake, 11⁄2-inch front bumper line, two 11⁄2-inch crosslays, rear one-inch booster line, two 21⁄2-inch rear preconnects (one 21⁄2-inch line, one three-inch line), and AKRON Apollo deck gun;
• UPF 750-gallon water tank;
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• GORTITE compartment doors, enclosed ladder storage, and four sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders; and
• light and power with SMART POWER 5.5-kw hydraulic generator, two FRC floodlights behind cab, and HANNAY electric cord reel.
● The Mineola (TX) Fire Department designed its AMERICAN LAFRANCE rescue truck with a nonwalk-in body for maximum equipment storage, according to Chief David Stevenson. The unit operates as a heavy rescue and first responder unit, answering 90 percent of the department’s calls.
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• FREIGHTLINER M2 chassis with 238-inch wheelbase and five-seat cab;
• MERCEDES MBE 300-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• WARN six-ton, front-mounted winch;
• FAULKNER awning;
• HOLMATRO rescue tools with two HANNAY hydraulic reels;
• four-bottle air cascade system with BREATHING AIR SYSTEMS two-bottle fill station; and
• light and power with ONAN 25-kw hydraulic generator, SVI Command light, and eight scene lights (four FRC, four WHELEN).
● The Pikesville Volunteer Fire Company in Baltimore County, Maryland, designed its EMERGENCY ONE truck as a platform to provide greater safety for aerial operations and rescues, according to Captain Samuel I. Dansicker. The department has assisted living facilities, senior citizen high-rises, group nursing homes, and multistory apartments in its jurisdiction.
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• Cyclone II chassis with 252-inch wheelbase and seven-seat cab;
• DETROIT Series 60 500-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
• ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors;
• 95-foot platform with 1,025-pound payload; 13-foot, eight-inch outrigger spread; and four-inch rear inlet to AKRON StreamMaster monitor;
• six sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
• HOLMATRO and AMKUS rescue tools with three reels (two hydraulic and one electric);
• INTEC backup camera; and
• light and power with ONAN 15-kw PTO generator, nine HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights (two on each side of body, one at turntable, two behind platform, one in front, and one underneath platform), and two HANNAY electric cord reels.
● The Defiance (OH) Fire Rescue responds this SMEAL quint on all first alarms in the city and as third-out for township runs, according to Chief Bill Wilkins. The ergonomic hose load (EHL) for the large-diameter hose (LDH) is a much appreciated feature because of limited staffing.
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• SPARTAN Gladiator X-Treme Duty chassis with 199-inch wheelbase and medium four-door cab with six seats;
• CUMMINS ISM 450-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000R EVS automatic transmission;
• HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,000-gpm pump with 13⁄4-inch front bumper line and two crosslays (one 13⁄4-inch, one 21⁄2-inch Blitz Line);
• UPF 300-gallon water tank;
• SMEAL 75-foot aerial ladder with 500-pound tipload, ELKHART Scorpion ladderpipe, and 16-foot outrigger spread;
• ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and rear EHL tray for LDH;
• four sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders; and
• light and power with HARRISON 10-kw hydraulic generator; six HAVIS SHIELDS Magna Fire floodlights (two at ladder tip, two on body, two behind cab); and HANNAY electric cord reel.
● The Bristol (TN) Fire Department designed its PIERCE pumper with a raised roof for easy crew access and egress and an EMS compartment for medical runs, explains Senior Firefighter/Paramedic Tim Estes Sr.
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• Saber chassis with 211-inch wheelbase and four-seat cab with 12-inch raised roof and medical compartment;
• DETROIT Series 40 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON MD 3060 automatic transmission;
• WATEROUS CSU single-stage 1,500-gpm pump with two 13⁄4-inch crosslays, two rear 13⁄4-inch preconnects, and AKRON Hi-Riser deck gun;
• UPF 750-gallon water tank;
• MARQUETTE AED/cardiac monitor;
• ON SPOT ice chains; and
• light and power with A.M.P.S. 10-kw hydraulic generator, two HAVIS SHIELDS midship-mounted floodlights, and HANNAY electric cord reel.
