The Portsmouth (NH) Fire Department uses this METALCRAFT boat for firefighting, rescue, and EMS, explains Assistant Chief Steve Achilles. It remains in the water year-round, operates in inclement weather on the open ocean or inshore, and can maneuver in tight harbors and shallow draft conditions. The crew of five includes a paramedic. The boat responds on mutual aid to more than 30 fire departments in New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts.
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Features/Equipment:
- Firestorm 30 model with 30.5-foot length, 10-foot, six-inch beam, and 20-inch draft;
- CUMMINS QSB 380-hp diesel engine driving two 274 HAMILTON jets;
- DARLEY PSM single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump with two 2 1/2-inch rear discharges, one-five-inch discharge to supply land-based operations, and an ELKHART Scorpion monitor;
- roof/dive ladder; and
- two push knees on bow.
Under the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) program, the State of New Jersey purchased nine heavy rescue trucks from RESCUE 1 for distribution to urban fire departments. Under the agreement, the departments may use the trucks but must respond with a full crew if summoned by USAR Task Force 1. Senior Planner Kevin Morrisey says the trucks were designed according to the inventory they carry, to provide maximum storage for their size.
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Features/Equipment:
- SPARTAN Advantage MFD FF chassis with 223-inch wheelbase and 10-inch raised roof cab with six seats;
- CUMMINS ISC 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
- 22-foot four-inch nonwalk-in body with ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors;
- rack for spare SCBA cylinders;
- HOLMATRO rescue tools;
- STANLEY hydraulic compressor;
- rear receiver for trailer hitch and tie-off point; and
- light and power with ONAN 35-kw hydraulic generator, BALDER six-kw portable diesel generator, WILL BURT Night Scan, four FRC floodlights (two on each side of cab on tripods at rear), and six WHELEN fixed scene lights on body.
Although the Columbia (SC) Metropolitan Airport Emergency Services purchased this CRASH RESCUE EQUIPMENT SERVICE quick-attack unit primarily for parking garage incidents, it is available for aircraft emergencies, freeway incidents, and structure fires at the airport, explains Assistant Chief Tim Stone.
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Features/Equipment:
- FORD F-550 4 × 4 chassis with 165-inch wheelbase and two-seat cab;
- FORD 6.0 Power Stroke diesel engine and automatic transmission;
- Renegade 5150 twin agent unit with TRI-MAX 150 gallons of water/foam and 500 pounds of encapsulated Purple K dry chemical with HYDRO-CHEM technology, twin agent handline, and AKRON Fire Fox bumper turret; and
- ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors.
The short wheelbase of the Glastonbury (CT) Fire Department’s MARION pumper allows a smaller turning radius in driveways and other tight spots, explains Chief Matt Nelson. The apparatus includes a larger water tank for rural areas and a powerful transmission for climbing hills.
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Features/Equipment:
- SPARTAN Gladiator Classic chassis with 196-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab with 10-inch raised roof;
- CUMMINS ISM 400-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS automatic transmission;
- HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with ELKHART 95-gpm foam bypass eductor, 1 1/2-inch front bumper line, two 1 1/2-inch speedlays, one 2 1/2-inch crosslay, two 2 1/2-inch rear preconnects (one 1 3/4-inch, one three-inch), and an ELKHART Vulcan RF monitor;
- UPF 1,000-gallon water and 30-gallon foam tanks with through-the-tank ladder storage;
- AMDOR roll-up compartment doors and three wheel-well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders; and
- light and power with ONAN six-kw hydraulic generator and two HAVIS SHIELDS pole-raise floodlights midship.
The Corvallis (OR) Fire Department designed this HME pumper as a structural/rescue engine, according to Battalion Chief Jack McCann. The unit also responds to medical calls and includes a complement of service company equipment.
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Features/Equipment:
- 1871 P-2 MFDXL chassis with 194-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab with 12-inch raised roof;
- CUMMINS ISL 350-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
- HALE Qflo single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with Foamlogix 5.0 system, 1 1/2-inch front bumper line, three crosslays (two 1 1/2-inch, one 2 1/2-inch), 2 1/2-inch rear preconnect with 1 1/2-inch line, and TFT Crossfire monitor;
- APR 900-gallon water and 10-gallon Type A and 30-gallon Type B foam tanks;
- through-the-tank storage for backboard, two pike poles, and 48 feet of ground ladders;
- HURST rescue system;
- MEDTRONIC AED; and
- light and power with ONAN 10-kw hydraulic generator, SVI Command Light, two HAVIS SHIELDS COLLINS spot/floodlights, two UNITY hosebed lights, and HANNAY electric cord reel.
The Galax (VA) Fire Department covers rural and urban areas. Chief David Hankley says this SMEAL pumper, formerly a demo, has a short wheelbase for maneuvering on narrow county roads and a large pump to supply hydrant water in the city.
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Features/Equipment:
- Sirius chassis with 176-inch wheelbase and eight-seat cab with 10-inch raised roof;
- DETROIT Series 60 440-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS automatic transmission;
- WATEROUS CS single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump with five-inch front and rear intakes, 1 3/4-inch front bumper line, two 1 3/4-inch crosslays, and ELKHART Stinger monitor;
- UPF 1,000-gallon water tank;
- POK roll-up compartment doors and storage for 10 spare SCBA cylinders (two in fender wells on each side and three in rear compartment); and
- light and power with HARRISON 10-kw hydraulic generator, two FRC floodlights behind cab and one HANNAY electric cord reel.
