APPARATUS DELIVERIES

The Winter Haven (FL) Fire Department operates this EMERGENCY ONE pumper (one of three) which is des

Features/Equipment:

  • Cyclone II chassis with 205-inch wheelbase;
  • 10-inch raised roof cab with six seats and storage cabinets;
  • CUMMINS M11 400-hp diesel engine;
  • ALLISON HD 4060PR automatic transmission;
  • HALE QSMG single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump;
  • 41/2-inch front intake with five-inch adapter;
  • two 200-foot, 13/4-inch attack lines off rear;
  • one 200-foot, 21/2-inch attack line off rear;
  • 150 feet of 11/2-inch booster line off rear;
  • five-inch, right-side discharge;
  • prepiped ELKHART Scorpion 1,000-gpm monitor;
  • ROCKWOOD B-2 around-the-pump foam proportioner;
  • EMERGENCY ONE 500-gallon water tank;
  • EMERGENCY ONE 20-gallon foam tank;
  • 1,000 feet of five-inch hose;
  • aluminum body with nine storage compartments;
  • ROBINSON rollup doors;
  • FABCO six-kw hydraulic generator;
  • two HAVIS SHIELDS Kwik-Raze 500-watt floodlights midship;
  • two HAVIS SHIELDS Alpha 2000 750-watt floodlights at rear;
  • two WHELEN fixed scene lights on sides of cab;
  • backboard compartment under hosebed;
  • EMERGENCY ONE hydraulic ladder rack; and
  • HURST Rescue System.

The Wilmington (DE) Fire Department protects a city that occupies 15.7 square miles, has 80,000 resi

Features/Equipment:

  • Excel chassis with 177-inch wheelbase;
  • Contour medium four-door tilt cab with six-inch raised roof;
  • cab seating for six;
  • DETROIT Series 50 350-hp diesel engine;
  • ALLISON MD 3066P automatic transmission;
  • HALE QC two-stage, 1,500-gpm pump;
  • two 21/2-inch rear intakes;
  • three 400-foot, 13/4-inch crosslays;
  • right-side, five-inch discharge;
  • UPF 500-gallon water tank;
  • FEECON 1.5 AP around-the-pump foam proportioner;
  • UPF 50-gallon tank of Universal foam;
  • prepiped TFT Crossfire 1,000-gpm monitor with Extenda-Gun;
  • 1,000 feet of five-inch hose;
  • aluminum body with six storage compartments;
  • ROBINSON rollup doors;
  • two FEDERAL Night Fighter spot/floodlights midship; and
  • one WHELEN fixed scene light on each side of cab.

The Flint (MI) Fire Department protects a city that has long been involved in automobile manufacturi

Features/Equipment:

  • FREIGHTLINER FL-70 chassis with 196-inch wheelbase;
  • cab seating for five;
  • CUMMINS C8.3 300-hp diesel engine;
  • ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
  • aluminum nonwalk-in body with seven storage compartments;
  • ROBINSON rollup doors;
  • RAMSEY six-ton, front-mounted winch;
  • SMART POWER six-kw PTO generator;
  • six WHELEN fixed scene lights on body;
  • HANNAY electric cord reel;
  • extrication tools; and
  • rack for spare SCBA cylinders.

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