By John M. MaleCKy
TheWatkins Glen (NY) Fire Departmentreplaced a rescue truck and a quick attack extrication vehicle with this CRIMSON rescue pumper. Chief Dominick Smith says it is first out in all areas except the business district. It has a curb side/rear pump panel to keep the operator protected from traffic.
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Features/Equipment:
- SPARTAN Gladiator Evolution chassis with 201½-inch wheelbase and 20-inch raised roof cab with eight seats and command center;
- CUMMINS ISM 500-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS automatic transmission;
- WATEROUS CSU single-stage, 1,500-gpm rear-mounted pump with HYPRO Foam Pro 1600 system, 1¾-inch front bumper line, three 1¾-inch crosslays, three-inch rear preconnect with TFT Blitzfire hand monitor, and AKRON Mercury Quick Attack monitor;
- UPF 750-gallon water tank and 20-gallon foam tank;
- command center at cab’s rear with desk, cabinets, and laptop computer with separate LCD monitor for MSA thermal imaging camera system;
- ZOLL AED and medical cabinet under command desk;
- 200-pound absorbent hopper in coffin compartment;
- ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and three wheel well sleeves for nine spare SCBA cylinders;
- TNT rescue tools in front bumper with two hydraulic reels;
- RAMSEY five-ton portable winch with four receivers;
- three HANNAY reels (one air, two electric cord); and
- light and power with WILL BURT Night Scan, three FRC floodlights (one on brow, two on body), and 14 WHELEN fixed scene lights (two on cab, 12 on body).
The Grand Haven (MI) Public Safety Departmentdesigned this ALEXIS rescue pumper with a shorter wheelbase than its other apparatus. Public Safety Director Dennis Edwards says the pump panel at the left/rear allows the operator to easily view the fire scene from both sides of the vehicle. Most components were placed behind closed doors.
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Features/Equipment:
- SPARTAN Gladiator MFD chassis with 190-inch wheelbase and four-seat, flat-floor cab with 10-inch raised roof;
- DETROIT Series 60 455-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS automatic transmission;
- WATEROUS CXVK single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with right/rear panel, HYPRO Foam Pro 2002 system, five-inch front intake, 2½-inch gated rear intake, three 1¾-inch cartridge preconnects, one 2½-inch preconnect, one three-inch discharge, one-inch trashline on HANNAY booster reel on front bumper, and TFT Hurricane RC monitor with Extenda-Gun;
- UPF 750-gallon water tank and two 30-gallon foam tanks;
- ladder storage under hosebed;
- ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and three wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
- rear REESE trailer hitch with POLARIS 6×6 ATV fitted with a 75-gallon skid unit. The hitch is also used as an anchor point;
- rack for five hand extinguishers;
- HOLMATRO rescue tools;
- MEDTRONIC AED; and
- light and power with SMART POWER 10-kw hydraulic generator, WILL BURT Night Scan, five AKRON Extenda-Lites (one on brow, two on each side of body), two WHELEN scene lights on rear, and two HANNAY electric cord reels.
The Yadkinville (NC) Fire Department designed its W. S. DARLEY pumper with a large water tank for a strong initial fire attack and with CAFS to further conserve the water, explains Lieutenant Darrel Williams. The pumper is the first-out unit.
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Features/Equipment:
- SPARTAN Gladiator Evolution chassis with 233-inch wheelbase and five-seat cab with medical cabinet and 10-inch raised roof;
- CUMMINS ISM 400-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS automatic transmission;
- DARLEY LDMBC single-stage, 1,750-gpm pump with top-mount panel, AutoCAFS (220-cfm rotary screw air compressor and HYPRO Foam Pro 2001 system), 2½-inch rear intake, front bumper with 2½-inch discharge and one-inch booster reel, three speedlays (one three-inch, two 1½-inch), two rear three-inch preconnects, and AKRON Apollo deck gun;
- POLYBILT 845-gallon water tank and 30-gallon foam tank;
- rear three-inch direct tank fill;
- ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
- ZOLL AED; and
- light and power with ONAN six-kw hydraulic generator, SVI Command Light with backlighting on cab roof, two HAVIS SHIELDS brow lights, three FRC floodlights (two telescoping behind cab, one rear of hosebed), eight WHELEN scene lights (two on cab, six on body), and one HANNAY electric cord reel.
