BY JOHN M. MALECKY
● The Calgary Fire Department in Alberta, Canada, uses this SVI TRUCKS, INC. light and air truck for fireground support and lighting at MVAs and non-fire department incidents, according to Chief Mechanic Harm Boskers. The vehicle is maneuverable in tight areas and the body design provides maximum storage.
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• INTERNATIONAL 4400 chassis with 243-inch wheelbase and five-seat cab;
• INTERNATIONAL DT 530 300-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• 18-foot non-walk-in body with ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors;
• BAUER K220 breathing air compressor and 4,500-psi booster system; six-cylinder, 6,000-psi air cascade system; three-hole fill station; and spare bottle storage rack;
• FREEDOM III rear awning;
• four HANNAY reels (two electric cord and one high- and one low-pressure air); and
• light and power with LIMA 40-kw PTO generator, two SVI Command Lights, and six WHELEN fixed scene lights on body (four on sides, two rear).
● The Boynton Beach (FL) Fire Rescue Department rides a crew of three (including two paramedics) in its MEDTEC rescue unit/ambulance. EMS Coordinator Michael Landress, EMT-P, explains that all three can ride in the cab to the incident, and the two paramedics can care for the patient in the rear en route to the hospital. The module’s size allows adequate room for ALS.
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• INTERNATIONAL 4300 LP chassis with 199-inch wheelbase and extended cab with three seats;
• INTERNATIONAL DT 466 220-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 2400 automatic transmission;
• 170-inch patient module with GORTITE roll-up compartment doors;
• TRI-MAX vertical 20-gallon water and foam CAFS with 3/4-inch booster hose that runs off a 4,000-psi SCBA bottle for automobile fires;
• MEDTRONIC Life Pack 12 AED; and
• six WHELEN fixed scene lights on body.
● The Edgecomb (ME) Fire Department designed this E-ONE apparatus with a large water tank for use as a pumper or tanker in its rural community, explains Chief Barry Johnston.
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• INTERNATIONAL 4400 chassis with 221-inch wheelbase and three-seat cab;
• INTERNATIONAL DT 530 300-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• HALE Qflo single-stage, 1,000-gpm pump with HYPRO Foam Pro 1600 foam system, two 13⁄4-inch crosslays, and right-side one-inch booster reel;
• UPF 2,000-gallon water tank with three 10-inch NEWTON dump valves (two on side, one at rear) and two direct tank fills (one 21⁄2-inch, one five-inch);
• UPF 25-gallon foam tank;
• four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders; and
• E-ONE rack with 2,500-gallon FOL-DA-TANK.
● The Boltonville (WI) Fire Department designed its MARION rescue truck with a large body since it serves a rural area and carries most of the turnouts on the apparatus, Firefighter Daryl Pree says. The department also uses the vehicle as a command post and for rehab.
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• PETERBILT PB 330 chassis with 239-inch wheelbase and two-seat cab;
• CUMMINS ISL 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• 22-foot walk-in body with storage for 24 sets of turnouts, command area with map desk, and ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors;
• four-bottle air cascade system with SPACESAVER air filling station;
• RAMSEY four-ton portable winch with three receivers; and
• light and power with ONAN 25-kw PTO generator, SVI Command Light, eight WHELEN fixed scene lights, and two HANNAY electric cord reels.
● The Keasbey Fire Department in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey, designed this KME pumper with a short wheelbase for accessing tight areas and to support other units, explains Chief Chris Lelong.
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• Excel chassis with 176-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab with 10-inch raised roof;
• CUMMINS ISL 400-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with six-inch front intake, 11⁄2-inch front bumper line, two 13⁄4-inch crosslays, three-inch rear discharge wyed to 11⁄2-inch and 21⁄2-inch lines, and AKRON Hi-Riser deck gun;
• UPF 750-gallon water tank;
• ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders; and
• light and power with ONAN eight-kw hydraulic generator and two FRC telescoping floodlights.
● In Glenwood Landing, New York, the Glenwood Volunteer Fire Company’s SEAGRAVE Mean Stick quint replaced a pumper that had a 50-foot telescoping waterway. According to former Chief Arthur Giardina, the department covers an industrial waterfront, a distribution terminal, and residential and estate homes.
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• Concorde chassis with 202-inch wheelbase and notched roof cab with eight seats;
• CUMMINS ISM 500-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS automatic transmission;
• SEAGRAVE Triton single-stage, 1,750-gpm pump with FEECON APH 1.5 around-the-pump foam system, six-inch front intake, front bumper 13⁄4-inch line and three crosslays (one 13⁄4-inch, two 21⁄2-inch with two-inch lines);
• UPF 450-gallon water and 50-gallon foam tanks;
• 75-foot aerial ladder with ELKHART Scorpion ladderpipe, 500-pound tip load, and 18-foot outrigger spread;
• ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and three wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
• SAFETY VISION rear camera; and
• light and power with HARRISON eight-kw hydraulic generator and six FRC floodlights (two behind cab, two on body, and two at aerial tip).
