Apparatus Deliveries

The City of Willowick (OH) uses this E-ONE quint as a first-out vehicle, says Chief Robert Posipanka. The quint is ALS equipped and has all-around capability for fighting fires and extrications. It replaced a pumper and a truck.

Features/Equipment:

  • Typhoon chassis with 220-inch wheelbase and raised-roof cab with six seats and a medical cabinet;
  • CUMMINS ISL 450-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
  • HALE Qmax single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump with 1¾-inch front bumper line and three crosslays (two 1¾-inch and one 2½-inch);
  • UPF 500-gallon water tank;
  • 78-foot aerial ladder with an 825-pound tip load and a 16-foot outrigger spread with short jack option;
  • AKRON Stream Master ladderpipe;
  • four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
  • GENESIS extrication tool;
  • PHYSIO CONTROL AED; and
  • light and power with a SMART POWER eight-kw hydraulic generator, two WHELEN extendable floodlights behind the cab, and one HANNAY electric cord reel.

To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com


The Spanish Lake (MO) Fire Protection District designed this ROSENBAUER rescue pumper to protect a suburban area in northern St. Louis County. Captain Dave Dubowski says the district has many single-family homes and a high concentration of garden apartments. The area sits at the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers.

Features/Equipment:

  • Commander chassis with 210-inch wheelbase and five-seat cab with two medical cabinets;
  • CUMMINS ISL 9 450-hp diesel engine;
  • ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
  • PRO POLY 760-gallon water and 60-gallon foam tanks;
  • HALE RSD single-stage, 1,500-gpm rear-mounted pump with 1¾-inch front bumper line, two 1¾-inch crosslays, 2½-inch preconnect, AKRON Apollo Hi Riser deck gun, and an AKRON 125-gpm in-line foam educator;
  • HURST rescue tools;
  • ON SPOT tire chains;
  • MEDTRONIC AED; and
  • light and power with a NORTHERN POWER 11.5-kw generator, eight FRC scene lights (six on body and two forward of light bar), and two roof-mounted GO LIGHTS.

To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com


The Goodyear (AZ) Fire Department used a research and development team from their resources to design three KME pumpers for structural as well as limited wildland firefighting, ALS/BLS services, and extrications, says Deputy Chief Mike Ullman.

Features/Equipment:

  • Predator Panther chassis with 196-inch wheelbase and 10-inch raised-roof cab with six seats;
  • CUMMINS ISL-9 370-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
  • WATEROUS CSU single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with Advantus 6 foam system, five-inch rear intake, 1¾-inch front bumper line, two 1¾-inch crosslays, one 2½ inch rear preconnect, and TFT Hurricane monitor with Extenda-Gun;
  • UPF 500-gallon water, 40-gallon Class A and 20-gallon Class B foam tanks;
  • enclosed ground ladder storage;
  • lighting with four WHELEN scene lights (one on each side of body and two at rear), two WHELEN extendable floodlights behind cab, and two GO LIGHTS on each side of the cab roof.
  • TNT extrication tools;
  • PHILLIPS 12-lead monitor;
  • four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders; and
  • lighting with four WHELEN scene lights (one on each side of body and two at rear), two WHELEN extendable floodlights behind cab, and two GO LIGHTS on each side of the cab roof.

To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com

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