Apparatus Deliveries: March 2023

Apparatus Deliveries ❘ by John M. Malecky

 

The Santiago (Chile) Fire Company 3 has in service this pumper built by SPARTAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE.

Features/Equipment:

  • Metro Star LFD chassis with 10-inch raised-roof cab;
  • CUMMINS L9 400-hp diesel engine;
  • DARLEY PSMH 1,250-gpm pump with front intake;
  • PRO POLY 1,056-U.S. gallon water tank;
  • ROM roll-up compartment doors; and
  • light and power with an ENDRESS six-kw generator and WHELEN scene lighting.

Spartan Emergency Response: (605) 582-2300/www.spartaner.com

 


 

The Brookline (NH) Fire Department responds with this rescue pumper built by HME-AHRENS FOX TRUCKS.

Features/Equipment:

  • AF-1 MFDxl-12 chassis with one windshield cab having a 12-inch raised roof;
  • CUMMINS L9 450-hp diesel engine;
  • HALE Qmax 1,500-gpm pump with top-mount panel and front intake;
  • UPF 1,045-gallon water tank;
  • ROM roll-up compartment doors; and
  • FRC scene lighting.

HME-Ahrens-Fox: (616) 534-1463/www.firetrucks.com

 


 

The Arthur (ND) Volunteer Fire Department has in service this pumper/tanker built by MIDWEST FIRE TANKER.

Features/Equipment:

  • FREIGHTLINER M2 106 chassis;
  • CUMMINS L9 360-hp diesel engine;
  • DARLEY LSP 1,000-gpm PTO pump with midship crosslays;
  • booster reel with 150 feet of one-inch hose;
  • APR 2,000-gallon water tank with 2½-inch direct tank fill and three 10-inch NEWTON dump valves (left, right, and rear) with telescoping chutes;
  • ROM roll-up compartment doors;
  • SYNTEX portable folding tank rack with 2,000-gpm SYNTEX folding tank; and
  • WHELEN scene lighting.

Midwest Fire tanker: (800) 344-2059/www.midwestfire.com

 


 

The Angola (IN) Fire Department has in service this pumper/tanker built by SPENCER MANUFACTURING.

Features/Equipment:

  • FREIGHTLINER 108 SD chassis;
  • CUMMINS L9 400-hp diesel engine;
  • HALE Qmax XS 1,500-gpm single-stage pump with six-inch front intake and three crosslays (two 1¾-inch and one 2½-inch);
  • FIREQUIP front suction hose with a TFT low-level strainer;
  • APR 2,031-gallon water tank and rear NEWTON electric 10-inch dump valve with swivel;
  • ZICO portable tank rack with 2,100-gallon FOL-DA-TANK;
  • AMDOR roll-up compartment doors; and
  • FRC scene lighting.

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

 

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