The Santa Rosa (CA) Fire Department operates five FERRARA pumpers and one rescue truck. According to Battalion Chief Andy Pforisch, the pumpers are designed for all-risk response and general firefighting. They each have a short wheelbase and overall height and length for maneuverability in traffic and on narrow streets. The L-shaped water tank provides a 66-inch hosebed height, which allows preconnects to be pulled from the ground. Sonoma County purchased the rescue truck, which responds out of Santa Rosa, the county’s US&R provider. The unit responds primarily as a rescue to all of Sonoma County, including Santa Rosa.
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Features/Equipment (pumpers):
- SPARTAN Diamond MFD chassis with 170-inch wheelbase and five-seat cab with medical shelving;
- DETROIT Series 60 470-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS-PR automatic transmission;
- HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with Foamlogix 3.3 foam system, two 1 3/4-inch crosslays, three rear preconnects (two 1 1/2-inch, one 2 1/2 inch), 3/4-inch booster reel midship, and AKRON Apollo deck gun;
- UPF 500-gallon water and 20-gallon foam tanks;
- ZIAMATIC ladder rack;
- four wheel well sleeves and two compartments storing 10 spare SCBA cylinders;
- MEDTRONIC Life Pak AED; and
- light and power with XANTREX 2.5-kw inverter, two WHELEN scene lights on cab, two AKRON Extenda-Lites behind cab, and a portable HANNAY electric cord reel.
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Features/Equipment (rescue truck):
- SPARTAN Diamond MFD chassis with 193-inch wheelbase and five-seat cab with 10-inch raised roof;
- CUMMINS ISL 350-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
- nonwalk-in body with ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
- three WARN winches (one front-mounted 8 1/4-ton winch and two 4.5-ton portable winches with six receivers);
- HURST rescue tools; and
- light and power with ONAN 25-kw hydraulic generator, SVI Command Light, four FRC fixed scene lights on body, and two HANNAY electric cord reels.
The York Beach (ME) Fire Department uses this E-ONE pumper as a first-out unit. According to Chief David Bridges, the department uses CAFS to conserve water in remote locations and to limit water damage in hydranted areas. The height and length were kept short to address station restrictions.
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Features/Equipment:
- Typhoon chassis with 195-inch wheelbase and five-seat cab with access door to storage for medical supplies and thermal imaging camera;
- CUMMINS ISL 400-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS-P automatic transmission;
- HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with five-inch front intake, PNEUMAX and HYPRO Foam Pro 2001 systems, 1 3/4-inch front bumper line, four 1 3/4-inch crosslays, and AKRON Apollo monitor;
- E-ONE 500-gallon water and 30-gallon foam tanks;
- POK roll-up compartment doors (on side of cab and rear) and four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders; and
- light and power with HONDA five-kw gasoline generator, four HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights (two at brow, two midship), six FEDERAL scene lights (two at sides of cab, two at pump panel, and two at rear), and one HANNAY electric cord reel.
The Suwamico (WI) Fire Department’s MARION BODY WORKS tanker replaces an older unit. Chief Thomas Hudson says the department protects a rural area which comprises 70 percent of the jurisdiction.
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Features/Equipment:
- INTERNATIONAL 7400 chassis with 171-inch wheelbase and two-seat cab;
- INTERNATIONAL DT 570 310-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
- no pump;
- UPF 2,000-gallon water tank with three 10-inch E. J. METALS dump valves with electric chutes;
- 2,100-gallon FOL-DA-TANK on ZIAMATIC rack; and
- three CODE 3 scene lights.
The Virginia Beach (VA) Fire Rescue Department designed its AMERIcAN LFRANCE pumper for general firefighting and EMS response, according to Battalion Chief Randy Journigan. The apparatus replaced a telescoping waterway that was reassigned to another district.
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Features/Equipment:
- Eagle 148 chassis with 199-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab with EMS cabinet and 12-inch raised roof;
- DETROIT Series 60 470-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
- WATEROUS CS single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with six-inch front intake, three crosslays (two 1 3/4-inch; one 2 1/2-inch), two rear preconnects (one 2 1/2-inch, one three-inch), ELKHART Stinger monitor;
- UPF 500-gallon water tank with ladder and backboard compartment passing through it;
- AMERICAN LFRANCE hydraulic ladder rack;
- DOVER roll-up compartment doors and nine wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
- MRL PIC AED; and
- light and power with HEART INTERFACE 2,000-watt inverter and two FRC floodlights behind cab;
Part of the Westory Fire Agency, the Kelley (IA) Fire Department, designed this DANKO tanker to be short enough to fit in the station with other apparatus and to reduce its weight, according to Fire/EMS Chief Colin Chinery.
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Features/Equipment:
- PETERBILT 335 chassis with 191-inch wheelbase and three-seat cab;
- CUMMINS ISC 300-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
- WATEROUS PB 18 3030 single-stage auxiliary pump (100-400-gpm) powered by a HONDA 20-hp gasoline engine;
- one 1 3/4-inch rear crosslay, one deadload crosslay, and HANNAY one-inch booster reel on right side;
- UPF 2,000-gallon water tank with three-way 10-inch NEWTON dump valves;
- ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors;
- 2,100-gallon FOL-DA-TANK on DANKO rack;
- ROTO GRIP automatic tire chains; and
- four FEDERAL scene lights at rear corners of tank.
The New Windsor Fire & Hose Company in Carroll County, Maryland, sized its SEAGRAVE pumper for easier access to parts of its rural response area, explains Battalion Chief Tom Coe. The apparatus can also pump “big water” in urban and rural areas and has low ladder and crosslay access for safety.
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Features/Equipment:
- Marauder chassis with 189-inch wheelbase and six-seat extended cab with side access door for driver’s gear;
- DETROIT Series 60 475-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS automatic transmission;
- WATEROUS CS single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump with five-inch front intake, 1 3/4-inch front bumper line, three crosslays (two 1 3/4-inch, one 2 1/2-inch) two rear three-inch rear preconnects (one to TFT Blitzfire; one to one 1 3/4-inch wye), and TFT Crossfire monitor;
- PRO POLY 1,000-gallon water tank;
- ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and four wheel well sleeves storing six spare SCBA cylinders;
- MEDTRONIC Life Pak 500 AED; and
- light and power with ONAN six-kw hydraulic generator, three HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights (one brow, two midship), and one HANNAY electric cord reel.
In the Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue Department report (Apparatus Deliveries, July 2007), the MetalCraft Marine fireboat’s draft is 30 inches.
