Apparatus Deliveries: December 2019

The Howlett Hill (NY) Fire Department runs this rescue pumper built by MARION BODY.

The Howlett Hill (NY) Fire Department runs this rescue pumper built by MARION BODY.

Features/Equipment:
  • SPARTAN Gladiator LFD chassis with a 10-inch raised-roof cab;
  • CUMMINS ISX 12 500-hp diesel engine, pump panel, and body enclosed with Amdor roll-up doors;
  • HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump;
  • FOAM PRO 1600 system;
  • UPF 750-gallon water and 20-gallon foam tanks;
  • AKRON Deck Master electric monitor;
  • HOLMATRO rescue tools;
  • HARRISON NCM 15-kw generator; and
  • AKRON scene lights.

To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com


The Waco (TX) Fire Department purchased this LAKE ASSAULT BOATS fire and rescue craft after seeing the performance of a similar boat owned by a neighboring fire department. The unit protects Lake Waco and a section of the Brazos River for firefighting, rescue, and dive operations.

The Waco (TX) Fire Department purchased this LAKE ASSAULT BOATS fire and rescue craft after seeing the performance of a similar boat owned by a neighboring fire department. The unit protects Lake Waco and a section of the Brazos River for firefighting, rescue, and dive operations.

Features/Equipment:
  • A 26-foot long, 63-inch wide hydraulically operated bow door (which opens 90°);
  • two 225-hp HONDA outboard engines;
  • lockable storage compartments;
  • storage racks for dive equipment;
  • HALE Attack Max 550-gpm pump with 35-hp marinized engine;
  • two TFT portable Hemisphere monitors (supplied through a four-inch intake into a sea chest);
  • full-width T-top aluminum pilothouse;
  • FRC floodlighting; and
  • a GARMIN system.

To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com


The Pierre (SD) Rural Fire Department has in service this MIDWEST pumper/tanker.

The Pierre (SD) Rural Fire Department has in service this MIDWEST pumper/tanker.

Features/Equipment:
  • FREIGHTLINER M2 106 chassis;
  • CUMMINS L9 350-hp diesel engine;
  • HALE MBP 750-gpm PTO pump with preconnected crosslays;
  • APR 2,000-gallon water tank with two
    2½-inch direct fills;
  • two side NEWTON 10-inch square dump valves with 36-inch telescoping chutes and one rear NEWTON 10-inch square dump valve with a 12-inch flip chute;
  • a portable tank carrier with a 2,100-gallon tank; and
  • two 10-inch PVC flexible hard suctions hoses, six WHELEN scene lights, and ROM roll-up compartment doors.

To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com

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