By John M. MaleCKy
>> The Flynn (TX) Fire Department uses this brush truck, built by WILDFIRE TRUCK & EQUIPMENT SALES, LTD., to protect a mostly rural district that includes agricultural and ranchland properties, explains Chief Dwayne Kenne. Many of their calls are for grass and pasture fires.
Features/Equipment:
- FORD F-350 XL 4×4 chassis with 162-inch wheelbase and two-seat cab;
- FORD V-10 gasoline engine with automatic transmission;
- nine-foot flatbed body with HALE HPX single-stage, 160-gpm pump powered by a BRIGGS & STRATTON Vanguard engine (all rear mounted), two 1¾-inch preconnects, one-inch booster line on HANNAY reel, and two one-inch “whip lines” behind cab;
- CASCADE Foam Flo Class A foam system;
- PTI 300-gallon water and 10-gallon foam tanks;
- front ground sweep nozzles and front end replacement style brush guard with gated firefighter platforms; and
- four BETTS lights (two each work and floodlights).
>> The Tinton/Northfield (NH) Fire Department uses this E-ONE pumper tanker to protect a 100-percent rural district with a limited number of hydrants, explains Chief Steve Carrier.
Features/Equipment:
- INTERNATIONAL 7600 chassis with 226-inch wheelbase and two-seat cab;
- CUMMINS ISM 370-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS-P automatic transmission;
- HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with two 1¾-inch crosslays; and
- E-ONE 2,500-gallon water tank with three-inch direct tank fill and 10-inch NEWTON dump valve, both at rear.
>> The Riverview (MI) Fire Department’s KME foam pumper is its primary response unit to structure and chemical fires and spills, explains Chief Tim Bosman. The city, located on the Detroit River, has an industrial/residential mix with chemical plants, rail lines, and a state highway. It is also in the flight path of the Detroit Metro Airport. The unit’s pump-and-roll capability allows it to negotiate around pit and dike fires.
Features/Equipment:
- Predator Severe Service chassis with 210-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab;
- CATERPILLAR C 13 410-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS automatic transmission;
- HALE Qmax single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump with HYPRO Foam Pro 3012 system, four 1½-inch crosslays, rear HANNAY booster reel with one-inch line, rear 2½-inch discharge, AKRON Apollo HiRiser monitor, and remote control ELKHART Sidewinder monitor on front bumper;
- HALE CBP 200-gpm auxiliary pump with pump-and-roll feature;
- UPF 900-gallon water, 25-gallon A and 50-gallon B foam tanks;
- ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and four wheelwell sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders (nine additional cylinders in a compartment rack);
- PHILLIPS AED; and
- light and power with HONDA five-kw gasoline-driven generator, five FRC floodlights (one brow, two each midship, and rear), and eight CODE 3 scene lights (two on cab, six on body).
