BY JOHN M. MALECKY
The San Francisco (CA) Fire Department
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operates its CENTRAL STATES quint at the San Francisco International Airport. Chief Raymond Balzarini says that the aerial device can access the top of every structure at the facility and elevated tracks of the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) air train. The quint is also used as a crane to lower a water rescue craft into San Francisco Bay.
Features/Equipment:
- HME 1871 MFD chassis, 216-inch wheelbase, cab seating for four;
- DETROIT Series 60 500-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
- HALE AP 500-gpm pump with two 13/4-inch preconnects and UPF 300-gallon water tank;
- METZ High-Tech 120-foot aerial ladder with removable stretcher support on a removable rescue platform with 500-pound tip load;
- four independent outriggers with spread range between eight feet, three inches and 14 feet, nine inches;
- METZ Operating System PLC (Programmable Logic Control), self-leveling turntable, 22° belowgrade operating capability, and automatic impact protection for ladder and basket;
- ROBINSON rollup compartment doors;
- light and power with POWER TECH 10-kw diesel generator, WELDON
- scene lights, and midship mounted FRC telescoping floodlights; and
- full complement of ground ladders.
The Marion County Fire District 1 in Salem, Oregon
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uses its MARION BODY WORKS, INC. rescue truck for extrication and patient packaging at accidents. It also provides support and truck services at structural fires since the district has no truck company, says Assistant Chief Bob Jung.
Features/Equipment:
- SPARTAN Gladiator chassis, 200-inch wheelbase, and long-four-door cab with 10-inch raised roof and eight seats;
- DETROIT Series 60 430-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 4060PR automatic transmission;
- 20-foot nonwalk-in body with side tie-off points for rope rescue; DOVER rollup doors; roof hatch compartments; and rear storage for ladders, backboards, and STOKES litter;
- RAMSEY six-ton, front-mounted winch and HOLMATRO rescue equipment;
- five HANNAY reels (hydraulic, air, electric);
- four-bottle, 6,000-psi air cascade system;
- light and power with an ONAN 35-kw PTO generator, WILL BURT six-kw Night Scan, and eight WHELEN 9E fixed scene lights;
- NORCOLD refrigerator; and
- CLARION rear vision camera.
The Marion Heights (PA) Fire Department
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purchased its KME pumper to replace a minipumper with a 1,000-gpm pump. President/Captain Ronald Coroniti says that the replacement pumper has more storage and seating space, maneuvers tight streets better, and fits the department’s budget.
Features/Equipment:
- Panther chassis, 193-inch wheelbase, and 10-inch raised roof cab with 10-inch front bumper extension and six seats;
- DETROIT Series 40 330-hp diesel engine, ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission, and Challenger body style;
- HALE Qflo single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with topmount panel, two 13/4-inch speedlays, 21/2-inch hosebed discharge, and pre-piped TFT Crossfire 1,250-gpm monitor;
- UPF 1,000-gallon water tank;
- four SCBA cylinder sleeves; and
- light and power with BRIGGS & STRATTON eight-kw gasoline generator and two HOOSIER midship-mounted floodlights.
The Manchester (VT) Fire Department
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protects a half-rural/ half-suburban area. Chief Chris Towslee says this EMERGENCY ONE pumper is designed to provide the most for a limited daytime personnel response, including a large water tank to help keep a fire in check until reinforcements arrive.
Features/Equipment:
- Sentry II chassis with 214-inch wheelbase and raised roof cab with six seats;
- CUMMINS ISC 350-hp diesel engine with ALLISON MD 3066P automatic transmission;
- HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with topmount panel, two-inch front bumper attack line; two midship-mounted reels of two-inch line; two two-inch rear preconnects; and prepiped ELKHART 1,250-gpm monitor;
- WILLIAMS ATP-500 around-the-pump foam system with 30-gallon Class A and 50-gallon Class B foam tanks;
- UPF 1,000-gallon poly water tank;
- ROBINSON rollup compartment doors and four sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
- light and power with an A.M.P.S. six-kw hydraulic generator and two midship HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights;
- EMERGENCY ONE hydraulic ladder rack with 61 feet of ladders; and
- ONSPOT ice chains.
In a single year, the Mokena (IL) Fire Department
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placed two apparatus in service. This SEAGRAVE rescue pumper has EMS capability and responds to fire, medical, and motor vehicle accident calls, explains Assistant Chief Howard Stephens.
Features/Equipment (rescue pumper):
- TB chassis with 195-inch wheelbase, EMS compartment, and six seats in cab;
- CUMMINS ISM 450-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
- WATEROUS CSU single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with 11/2-inch front bumper preconnect, four crosslays (two 13/4-inch, one 21/2-inch, and 21/2-inch dead load), prepiped AKRON Apollo Hi Riser monitor, and rear 21/2-inch discharge;
- UPF 500-gallon water tank;
- ROBINSON rear compartment door;
- light/power with A.M.P.S. eight-kw PTO generator, two FRC rear tripod floodlights, and two HANNAY electric cord reels: and
- SEAGRAVE hydraulic ladder rack.
The SVI TRUCKS
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rescue truck is designed for specialized rescue (water, confined-space, and high-angle rescue/recovery), haz mat, and rehab.
Features/Equipment (rescue truck):
- SPARTAN Advantage chassis with 24-inch front bumper extension, 185.5-inch wheelbase, and medium four-door cab with six seats and 10-inch raised roof;
- CUMMINS ISC 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
- 18-foot nonwalk-in body with ROBINSON rollup compartment doors;
- awning for rehab;
- light/power with ONAN 35-kw PTO generator, nine-kw SVI Command Light, two GFE tripod floodlights at rear, six CODE 3 fixed scene lights on body, and two HANNAY electric cord reels;
- SCBA cylinder storage module;
- RAMSEY 41/2-ton portable winch with four receivers; and
- GENESIS Combi extrication tool to back up extrication unit.
The Atwood Hose Fire Company 1 in Plainfield, Connecticut,
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protects the Waurgan Fire District, which includes rural, residential, and heavy industrial areas. Lieutenant Andrew R. Duval, Sr. says this FERRARA pumper includes a large water tank and a foam cell, and has a rescue style body for added equipment space.
Features/Equipment (rescue truck):
- SPARTAN Advantage chassis with 180-inch wheelbase and flat-floor cab with six seats and 10-inch raised roof;
- CUMMINS ISC 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON MD 3060 automatic transmission;
- WATEROUS CSU single-stage, 1,500-pump with 13/4-inch front bumper line, two 13/4-inch crosslays, one 21/2-inch rear preconnect (all foam-capable), one 13/4-inch rear preconnect, prepiped TFT Cross-fire 1,250-gpm monitor with Extenda-Gun, and HYPRO Foam Pro 2001 system;
- UPF 1,000-gallon water and 20-gallon Class A foam tanks;
- wheel well storage sleeves for four SCBA cylinders;
- light and power with ONAN 7.5-kw diesel generator, two HAVIS SHIELDS Kwik Raze tripod floodlights behind the cab, WILL BURT three-kw Night Scan, two WHELEN fixed scene lights on cab, and two HANNAY electric cord reels;
- ZICO hydraulic ladder rack; and
- transverse storage for long items in bottom half of rear compartment.
The New Bloomfield (PA) Fire Department
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designed its W.S. DARLEY pumper with a short wheelbase because of station space restrictions and for negotiating the many private lanes and driveways in their rural county, according to Chief Jim Swenson.
Features/Equipment:
- SPARTAN Metro Star chassis with 156-inch wheelbase and raised roof cab with four seats;
- CUMMINS ISC 350-hp diesel engine with ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
- DARLEY LDM single-stage, 1,000-gpm pump with two 13/4-inch crosslays and two 21/2-inch rear preconnects;
- UPF 700-gallon water tank;
- ROBINSON rollup compartment doors;
- dual hydraulic racks (one holds ladders, pike poles, and suction hose; the other holds a FOL-DA-TANK and a suction hose); and
- light and power with an A.M.P.S. 10-kw hydraulic generator, two FRC Focus floodlights over the cab windshield, and two FRC telescoping floodlights mounted on the rear of the cab.
The Hickory Point Fire Protection District in Forsyth, Illinois,
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purchased its SMEAL quint to replace an older truck with a shorter ladder, according to Chief Dennis Downey. The response area includes a commercial zone with a daytime population of 10,000.
Features/Equipment:
- SPARTAN Gladiator LFD chassis with 240-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab;
- DETROIT Series 60 470-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
- WATEROUS single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump with two 13/4-inch speedlays;
- ROBINSON rollup rear door;
- 105-foot aerial ladder, prepiped AKRON Stream Master ladderpipe, 500-pound tip load, 16- and 18-foot outrigger spread, and blue ladder rung lighting for night operation;
- UPF 500-gallon water tank; and
- Light and power with SMART POWER eight-kw hydraulic generator, two telescoping and four fixed HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights.
The Westmere Fire District in Guilderland, New York,
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designed this SAULSBURY pumper as a first-out attack unit to all calls except brush fires and to serve as a backup unit for extrications, according to Commissioner Bob DiNovo.
Features/Equipment:
- SPARTAN Gladiator chassis with 207-inch wheelbase and eight-seat cab with 12-inch raised roof;
- DETROIT Series 60 430-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
- HALE Q two two-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with topmount panel, front 13/4-inch trashline, two 13/4-inch crosslays HYPRO Foam Pro 2002 system, and prepiped AKRON Apollo 1,000-gpm monitor;
- UPF 500-gallon water and 30-gallon foam tanks;
- ROBINSON rollup compartment doors;
- electric HURST rescue system with reel; and
- light and power with an A.M.P.S. 25-kw PTO generator, WILL BURT nine-kw Night Scan, six FRC Focus scene lights, and two CODE 3 scene lights on sides of cab.
The Provo (UT) Fire Department
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placed five PIERCE apparatus in service: two 55-foot and two 105-foot quints and a rescue unit. The quints include two engines and trucks respectively instead of four 75-footers, which with single axles would have been overloaded as truck companies, according to Captain Kevin Gildea. All units have cabs equipped for rehab and ALS. The rescue is a haz mat and command unit with a nonwalk-in body for optimum storage.
Features/Equipment (quints):
- Quantum chassis with four seats, medical cabinet, and rehab refrigerator in cab; and 207-inch and 245-inch wheelbases, respectively;
- DETROIT Series 60 500-hp diesel engines with ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmissions;
- PIERCE All-Steer rear axle on 105-foot units;
- WATEROUS CSU single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump with 13/4-inch front bumper line, two 13/4-inch crosslays, and ELKHART Stinger 1,000-gpm deck gun;
- UPF 500-gallon water tank (engines have PIERCE Husky foam system with UPF 15-gallon Class A and 30-gallon Class B foam tanks);
- DOVER rollup compartment doors;
- 55-foot Sky Boom on engines with 500-pound tip load, AKRON Tuckaway monitor; four-inch rear intake; and 11-foot, six-inch outrigger spread;
- 105-foot aerial ladder on trucks with 500-pound tip load, AKRON Stream Master monitor, five-inch rear intake, and 14-foot outrigger spread; and
- light and power with A.M.P.S. 10-kw PTO generator, four FRC Focus lights (two on aerial device tip and two pole-raise behind cab), WHELEN fixed scene lights ands two HANNAY cord reels.
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Features/Equipment (rescue truck):
- Quantum chassis with 237-inch wheelbase with cab seating for four, medical cabinet, rehab refrigerator, and command center;
- DETROIT Series 60 500-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
- DOVER rollup compartment doors;
- WARN front-mounted, five-ton winch;
- PHOENIX extrication equipment with two HANNAY reels (one hydraulic, one air);
- EAGLE air compressor and cascade with fill station; and
- light and power with ONAN 40-kw PTO generator, WILL BURT six-kw light tower, WHELEN fixed scene lights, and two HANNAY electric cord reels.
The Detroit (MI) Fire Department’s EMS Division
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recently placed in service 14 WHEELED COACH Type I ambulances for a total of 48 units from this manufacturer. Deputy Chief Bill Green says his technicians prefer the ride and handling of the Type I ambulance on the well-used streets of the city.
Features/Equipment:
- FORD F-350 chassis with 165-inch wheelbase and cab seating for two;
- FORD 7.3-liter 250-hp Power Stroke diesel engine with FORD E40D automatic transmission;
- specially configured urban Fire Medic model consistent with a new design implemented by the DFD (entire fleet is identical);
- piped oxygen system with H size cylinder;
- MEDTRONICS Physio/Control Life Pak 12;
- LAERDAL Model 88-00-02 portable suction unit;
- STRYKER Model 6070LX cot stretcher; and
- six WHELEN fixed scene lights on modular body.
The Roanoke County (VA) Fire Department
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designed its LUVERNE pumper to handle a variety of calls in urban and rural areas, according to Logistics Technician David Hogan.
Features/Equipment:
- SPARTAN Gladiator LFD chassis with 170-inch wheelbase and flat-floor cab with 10-inch raised roof and five seats;
- DETROIT Series 60 400-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
- WATEROUS CSU single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with three crosslays (one 21/2 and two 13/4-inch), one 21/2-inch front bumper discharge reduced to 11/2-inch for trash line, one 21/2-inch rear discharge, and ELKHART Stinger portable monitor;
- UPF 750-gallon water tank;
- hard suction hose and ladders stored in body behind high side compartments;
- ROBINSON rollup compartment doors; and
- light and power with HARRISON six-kw hydraulic generator, two FRC pole-raise floodlights behind cab, two WHELEN fixed scene lights on cab, and one HANNAY electric cord reel.
The Cowichan Bay (BC) Volunteer Fire Rescue
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designed its SUPERIOR pumper for all types of calls and to be user-friendly for the department’s numerous personnel, Chief Dave Ferguson explains.
Features/Equipment:
- EMERGENCY ONE Cyclone II chassis with 185-inch wheelbase and six-seat, raised roof cab encompassing a topmount pump panel;
- CUMMINS ISL 370-hp diesel engine with ALLISON MD 3066P transmission;
- WATEROUS CS single-stage, 1,050 Igpm pump with four-inch rear intake, two 11/2-inch crosslays, two 11/2-inch discharges, and a booster reel at rear;
- SUPERIOR 800-Imperial-gallon water tank;
- SUPERIOR hydraulic ladder rack with 73 feet of ground ladders; and
- light and power with a HONDA five-kw gasoline generator and four GFE extendable floodlights.
The Goodwill Volunteer Fire Company in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, designed its RED DIAMOND
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pumper tanker with a single rear axle for access to tight areas such as driveways in the rural area, according to Chief Brian VanAuken.
Features/Equipment:
- FREIGHTLINER FL-80 chassis with 192-inch wheelbase and cab seating for two;
- CATERPILLAR 3126 300-hp diesel engine with ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
- DARLEY HM single-stage, 500-gpm pump with crosslay having two-inch plumbing and 13/4-inch attack line;
- CFP 2,000-gallon water tank with two three-inch direct tank fills and rear three-way 10-inch NEWTON dump valve;
- hose storage tray below hard suction hose (driver’s side) and 2,100-gallon FOL-DA-TANK (curb side); and
- six WHELEN fixed scene lights.
The City of Lodi (CA) Fire Department
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placed in service this AMERICAN LAFRANCE tractor-drawn quint. Chief Michael Pretz says that the department wanted the versatility of the pump and aerial in one unit and the maneuverability of an articulated truck.
Features/Equipment:
- Eagle 134 tractor chassis with six seats; HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with two 13/4-inch crosslays, one 13/4-inch front bumper line, AKRON 3096 95-gpm manual eductor foam system, AMERICAN LAFRANCE 300-gallon poly water and 15-gallon Class B foam tanks, and tray for aerial supply hose behind the water tank;
- overall length of 57 feet, seven inches;
- DETROIT Series 60 500-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
- two dry hose lays on trailer body break area forward of turntable with right or left payout;
- additional hosebed and chute in right side ladder banking area for LDH, paying out rear of the right side ladder access door;
- 100-foot aerial ladder with 250-pound tip load and 16-foot outrigger spread;
- AKRON Stream Master remote-controlled monitor on ladder waterway;
- 116 feet of ground ladders; and
- light and power with ONAN 10-kw diesel generator, eight HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights (two each at rear of cab and at aerial tip, four on trailer body) and two HANNAY electric cord reels.
The Orangeville (PA) Community Fire Company
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replaced an old van with this E.V.I. air/light unit, according to Chief Herb Dressler. The vehicle also carries light rescue and quick-response squad medical equipment.
Features/Equipment:
- FREIGHTLINER FL-70 chassis with 186-inch wheelbase and cab seating for three;
- CUMMINS ISC 300-hp diesel engine with ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
- 16-foot nonwalk-in body with ROBINSON rollup doors, four sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders, and left-side awning;
- six-bottle 6,000-psi air cascade system with two fill enclosures;
- RAMSEY 41/2-ton portable winch with four receivers;
- light rescue hand tools with HANNAY low-pressure air reel;
- patient backboards and STOKES litter;
- light and power with ONAN 25-kw PTO generator, WILL BURT six-kw light tower, four HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights (two tripod at rear; two fixed scene on body), four WHELEN fixed scene lights on body, and two HANNAY electric cord reels; and
- ONSPOT ice chains.
The Baltimore City (MD) Fire Department
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received 34 Type 1 ambulances from P.L. CUSTOM EMERGENCY VEHICLES, INC. and one heavy rescue truck from RESCUE 1, a division of P.L. Custom). Captain John Petrovic explains the department favors the Type 1 vehicle for the easy motor access for maintenance and four-wheel drive for snowy conditions. Captain Joseph V. Brocato explains that the rescue truck is designed with a nonwalk-in body to handle an increased inventory, including collapse rescue equipment.
Features/Equipment (ambulance):
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- FORD F-450 chassis with 165-inch wheelbase, two-seat cab, and four-wheel drive;
- FORD 7.3L 235-hp Power Stroke diesel engine with FORD 4R 100 automatic transmission;
- central climate control;
- battery override system;
- 12-foot, three-inch body with ROBINSON rollup door at front/ right compartment;
- front grill guard;
- six WHELEN fixed scene lights on body;
- FERNO Pro flex cot;
- MEDTRONICS Physio/Control Life Pak 12; and
- SSCORD suction system.
Features/Equipment (rescue):
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- SPARTAN Gladiator LFD chassis with 232-inch wheelbase and flat-floor, raised roof cab with five seats and a compartment for storing wet suits and meters;
- CUMMINS ISM 500-hp diesel eng-ine with ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
- 23-foot body with ROBINSON rollup doors and five roof compartments;
- two WARN winches (six-ton front, 10-ton rear);
- roof-mounted cascade system for breathing air and utility air, three HANNAY air reels (two low-pressure, one high-pressure);
- HOLMATRO rescue tools with four hydraulic reels;
- light and power with an ONAN 35-kw PTO generator, WILL BURT nine-kw light tower, seven FRC Focus scene lights (six on body, one on front of cab), and two HANNAY electric cord reels; and
- collapsible AVON rescue boat with HONDA four-cylinder, 10-hp outboard motor.
