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● Frankfort (KY) Fire/EMS uses this DANKO vehicle as a rapid intervention and airport crash vehicle, Captain Dan Shouse explains. The unit is staged near the airport and is used in other areas, especially low parking garages.
Features/Equipment:
• AM GENERAL Hummer chassis with 130-inch wheelbase and two-seat cab;
• GM 6.5L 195-hp diesel engine;
• GM automatic transmission;
• four-wheel drive, pump-and-roll capability, and TT4 Torque Track (adjusts tire air pressure from cab for improved maneuverability);
• DARLEY 21⁄2-AGE, single-stage pump (305 gpm at 80 psi) with 13⁄4-inch preconnect and dual hose reel for chemical/foam application, HYPRO Foam Pro 2001 system, and ELKHART Sidewinder bumper turret;
• FIRE COMBAT 450-pound dry chemical system with two nitrogen cylinders for foam/dry chemical application; and
• UPF 200-gallon water and 12-gallon foam tanks;
● The Budd Lake Fire Department, Mount Olive Township, New Jersey, has in service two SEAGRAVE fire apparatus. One is a pumper designated as a squad that responds to all working fires and MVAs, according to Chief Kevin Maloney. The second unit provides tactical support and responds to all MVAs, haz mats, and structural fires. Both units have short wheelbases for maneuverability.
Features/Equipment (Squad):
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• TB chassis with 195-inch wheelbase and eight-seat cab with 10-inch raised roof;
• DETROIT Series 60 475-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS automatic transmission;
• WATEROUS CMU two-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with 13⁄4-inch front bumper line, three crosslays (two 13⁄4-inch, one 21⁄2-inch), rear 21⁄2-inch discharge, and TFT Crossfire monitor with Extenda-Gun;
• UPF 1,000-gallon water tank with 21⁄2-inch direct tank fill;
• ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and four sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
• HURST rescue tools; and
• light and power with HARRISON 10-kw hydraulic generator, HONDA one-kw Genlight, HANNAY electric cord reel, WILL BURT Night Scan, four HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights, and two WHELEN scene lights on cab.
Features/Equipment (Tactical Support Unit):
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• GMC W-5 chassis with 109-inch wheelbase and two-seat tilt cab;
• ISUZU 4Hei-TC 175-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 1000 automatic transmission;
• Nonwalk-in body with three-seat crew module;
• WARN 41⁄2-ton portable winch with three receivers; and
• light and power with HONDA five-kw gasoline generator, HONDA 350-watt Genlite, HANNAY electric cord reel, two HAVIS SHIELDS tripod floodlights, and eight WHELEN fixed scene lights on body.
● The Springfield (PA) Fire Company designed this SUTPHEN pumper with a short wheelbase and a larger pump and water tank than the previous unit, according to Lieutenant Matthew LeTourneau. It runs first-out to all structure fires and emergencies in an area of residential, commercial, and small industrial occupancies.
Features/Equipment:
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• custom chassis with 185-inch wheelbase and full-tilt cab with 10-inch raised roof and six seats;
• DETROIT Series 60 490-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS automatic transmission;
• HALE Qmax single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump with top-mount panel, five-inch rear intake, two 13⁄4-inch crosslays, two rear preconnects (one 13⁄4-inch, one 21⁄2-inch), one-inch booster reel, and ELKHART Vulcan remote-controlled monitor;
• CFP 900-gallon water tank;
• ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and three wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
• ZICO Quic-Lift ladder rack; and
• light and power with ONAN 12-kw hydraulic generator, WILL BURT light tower, three FRC floodlights (two at rear of cab; one at front), and two HANNAY electric cord reels.
● The Mead (NE) Fire Rescue Department replaced an engine and quick-attack unit with this SMEAL rescue pumper. Chief Joel D. Konecky says the vehicle has a large water tank and storage to carry essential equipment for fire and rescue calls in a rural area.
Features/Equipment:
• INTERNATIONAL 4400 chassis with 264-inch wheelbase and five-seat cab;
• INTERNATIONAL DT 530 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• WATEROUS CSY single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with top-mount panel, HYPRO Foam Pro 2001 system, two 13⁄4-inch speedlays behind cab, two rear 21⁄2-inch preconnects (one- to three-inch skid-load wyed to two 13⁄4-inch lines), and AKRON Apollo Hi-Riser monitor;
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• UPF 1,000-gallon water and 15-gallon foam tanks;
• ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and two compartments for six spare SCBA cylinders;
• HURST rescue tools;
• SCOTT Eagle thermal imaging camera; and
• light and power with HARRISON 7.9-kw hydraulic generator, two FRC midship floodlights, and one HANNAY electric cord reel.
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● The Crooked River Ranch Rural Fire Protection District in Terrebonne, Oregon, depends on tankers for initial attack in its jurisdiction. Administrative Assistant Gail Martin says the area has no hydrants. This RED DIAMOND tanker replaced a much older tanker that had been built on a used chassis.
Features/Equipment:
• PETERBILT 335 chassis with 252-inch wheelbase and two-seat cab;
• CUMMINS ISC 300-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• DARLEY HM single-stage, 500-gpm pump with three crosslays (two 13⁄4-inch; one 21⁄2-inch);
• MID STATE 2,500-gallon stainless-steel water tank with three 10-inch NEWTON dump valves;
• FOL-DA-TANK 3,000-gallon water tank on rack;
• POK roll-up compartment doors;
• INSTA CHAIN ice chains; and
• four WELDON scene lights.
