The Sunnyside (WA) Fire Department uses this KME platform interchangeably as an engine or a truck. Chief Aaron Markham says that this is the department’s first aerial piece, and when staffing increases, it will reassess the platform’s primary function. The platform was chosen over an aerial ladder because it offers a more stable work area for firefighting and rescue as well as comfort during extended operations. It has a mount for a stokes basket on the roof.
Features/Equipment:
- Predator MFD chassis with 254-inch wheelbase and 10-inch raised-roof cab with four seats;
- CUMMINS ISX 12 500-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS automatic transmission;
- WATEROUS CSU C20 2,000-gpm, single-stage pump with 1¾-inch front bumper line and three crosslays (two 1¾-inch and one 2½-inch);
- UPF 300-gallon water tank;
- 102-foot platform with 18-foot outrigger spread, 1,000-pound dry and 500-pound wet payload capacities, and two manual AKRON Stream Master monitors;
- ROM roll-up compartment doors and six wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
- 134 feet of ground ladders;
- HOLMATRO rescue tools; and
- light and power with an ONAN six-kw pto generator and AKRON flood and scene lights and electric cord reel.
The Hidalgo County (NM) Fire Department needed a pumper/tanker in short order and found that the features on this MIDWEST FIRE TANKER demo met their needs, says Fire Marshal David Whipple. The department protects a large rural area.
Features/Equipment:
- FREIGHTLINER m2 106 chassis with 226-inch wheelbase and two-seat cab;
- CUMMINS ISL 350-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
- DARLEY LSP single-stage, 1,000-gpm PTO driven pump with two 1¾-inch crosslays;
- six WHELEN scene lights on the body;
- APR 3,000-gallon water tank with three 10-inch NEWTON dump valves with 36-inch telescoping chutes and a 2½-inch direct tank fill next to the rear dump valve; and
- MIDWEST tip-down tank carrier with a 2,000-gallon FOL-DA-TANK.
The Bartlett (TN) Fire Department uses this E-ONE quint interchangeably as an engine or a truck for general firefighting and vehicle extrications, says Chief Terry Wiggins. There are three quints among the department’s five stations.
Features/Equipment:
- Typhoon X-medium chassis with 220-inch wheelbase and split raised-roof cab with eight seats;
- CUMMINS ISL 9 450-hp diesel engine with an ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
- HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with a Foamlogix 2.1 foam system, 1¾-inch front bumper line, 1¾-inch crosslays, and one-inch booster reel;
- 78-foot aerial ladder with 825-pound dry and 575-foot wet tip loads, 16-foot outrigger spread, and TFT Monsoon ladderpipe;
- UPF 500-gallon water and 30-gallon foam tanks;
- AMKUS rescue tool; and
- light and power with a HARRISON six-kw hydraulic generator, WHELEN scene lights, and a HANNAY electric cord reel.
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