Apparatus Deliveries: April 2022

by John M. Malecky

The Lowell (AR) Fire Department has in service this quint built by FERRARA FIRE APPARATUS.

Features/Equipment:
  • Cinder chassis with eight-inch raised-roof cab and six seats;
  • CUMMINS L9 450-hp diesel engine;
  • WATEROUS CSU 1,500-gpm pump with two 1¾-inch crosslays in the bumper and plumbed to two-inch pipe;
  • UPF 500-gallon water tank;
  • HD-77 model aerial ladder with AKRON Stream Master 2 ladderpipe having storefront blitz capability;
  • Extruded aluminum body with ROM roll-up compartment doors; and
  • WHELEN brow and scene lighting.

Ferrara Fire Apparatus: (800) 443-9006/www.ferrarafire.com


Northrop Grumman, Melbourne, Florida, has placed in service this ARFF unit built by E-ONE.

Features/Equipment:
  • Titan model chassis;
  • SCANIA DC16 770-hp diesel engine;
  • HALE 8FG 3,000-gpm pump;
  • FRC Auto Foam 180-gpm system;
  • UPF 3,170-gallon water and 445-gallon foam tanks;
  • roof-mounted AKRON Tuckaway monitor;
  • AKRON Fire Fox bumper monitor;
  • 460-pound HALOTRON extinguishing system; and
  • two RIGID spotlights on the roof turret.

E-ONE Fire Apparatus: (352) 237-1182/www.e-one.com


The Phoenix (AZ) Fire Department operates this Striker 8×8 ARFF unit built by OSHKOSH AIRPORT PRODUCTS at the Sky Harbor International Airport.

Features/Equipment:
  • Two SCANIA DC16 V8 770-hp Tier IV Final engines;
  • WATEROUS CRQA 2,050-gpm pump;
  • UPF 4,500-gallon water tank;
  • OSHKOSH Eco EFP foam system;
  • UPF 630-gallon foam tank;
  • CHEMGUARD C6 550-pound dry chemical system;
  • 65-foot Striker boom with two WILLIAMS turrets on boom and front of windshield;
  • K-Factor HRET (High-Reach Extendable Turret) alignment system;
  • Custom FLIR system on the boom and cab; and
  • WHELEN scene lighting.

Oshkosh Airport Products: (800) 222-6635/www.oshkoshairport.com


The Lake Dale Fire Department, Cedar Creek Township, Indiana, operates this pumper/tanker built by SPENCER MANUFACTURING.

Features/Equipment:
  • SPARTAN Metro Star MFD chassis;
  • CUMMINS L9 450-hp diesel engine;
  • HALE Qmax 1,500-gpm pump with preconnected front intake and discharge;
  • TFT Hurricane RC electric monitor;
  • APR 2,045-gallon water tank with rear NEWTON 10-inch electric dump valve;
  • four-inch FIREMAN’S FRIEND direct fill valve;
  • ROM rollup compartment doors;
  • through-the-tank storage for ladders/pike poles and suction hose;
  • SPENCER custom rear access ladder;
  • COMMAND LIGHT tower; and
  • WHELEN scene lighting.

Spencer Manufacturing: (888) 439-4884/www.spencerfiretrucks.com

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