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APPARATUS INNOVATIONS/DELIVERIES

August 1, 1985

ByFire Engineering Staff

APPARATUS INNOVATIONS/DELIVERIES

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The Cold Spring Harbor, NY, Fire Department is operating a new Saulsbury Cougar squad. The unit has a Mack MC cab, a 160-inch wheelbase powered by a Mack EMG-285 HD engine, and Allison HT740 D automatic transmission. It has a 300-gpm Hale pump and a 260-gallon stainless steel water tank. The body is stainless steel, featuring 60-inch high compartments. It has a 13,500-pound front axle and a 23,000-pound rear axle. A 20-gallon foam tank is mounted with a 1 1/2-inch rear-mounted foam line.

Circle No. 76 on Reader Service Card

Photo by Richard Allen

The Burnham, IL, Fire Department has placed in service an E-1/Hurricane pumper. It features a 1,250-gpm Hale two-stage pump and a 750-gallon tank. It also carries 750 feet of 5-inch hose and 600 feet of 3-inch hose. It is powered by an N671 Detroit Diesel and has an Allison MT643 automatic transmission.

Circle No. 79 on Reader Service Card

The Enfield, CT, Fire Department operates this Pierce Arrow pumper featuring a Waterous CSUYBX, single-stage 1,500-gpm pump, Detroit 8V92T diesel engine, and Allison MT740 automatic transmission. The pump has seven 2 1/2-inch discharges, two 1 3/4-inch discharges, and one 5-inch discharge.

Circle No. 78 on Reader Service Card

Photo by Keith Victor

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