Apparatus Deliveries: June 2024

DEPARTMENT: Americus Hose Company, Sunbury, Pa

Type: HP 95 platform quint

built by: E-ONE FIRE APPARATUS

Features/equipment:

Typhoon MFD chassis with radial wipers / 245-inch wheelbase / CUMMINS X-12 500-hp diesel engine / HALE Qmax single-stage 2,000-gpm pump with midship crosslays / UPF 300-gallon water tank / Side Stacker body design / 95-foot platform with AKRON Stream Master monitor / ROM roll-up compartment doors.

E-ONE Fire Apparatus: (352) 237-1122/www.e-one.com


DEPARTMENT: Austerlitz (NY) Volunteer Fire Company

Type: mini pumper

built by: MARCO EQUIPMENT SALES

Features/equipment:

DODGE 5500 4 x 4 Tradesman chassis / CUMMINS 7.3L diesel engine / BUCKSTOP front bumper / off-road tires with lift kit / HALE DSD 1,250-gpm pump with four-inch discharge (enclosed) / UPF 150-gallon water tank / five six-inch suction hoses / aluminum body with ROM roll-up compartment doors / FRC scene lighting.

Marco Equipment Sales: (610) 273-9937/www.sales@marcoequip.net


DEPARTMENT: Salem (OR) Fire Department

Type: rear-mounted platform

built by: PIERCE MANUFACTURING

Features/equipment:

Arrow XT chassis with 254-inch wheelbase and four-seat cab / CUMMINS X15 605-hp diesel engine / TAK-4 independent front suspension / 100-foot rear-mount platform with AKRON Stream Master monitor / GORTITE roll-up compartment doors / light and power with a HARRISON 10-kW hydraulic generator and WHELEN GO LIGHT and FIRE TECH scene lighting.

Pierce Manufacturing: (920) 832-3000/www.piercemfg.com


DEPARTMENT: Greeley (CO) Fire Department

Type: hazmat unit

built by: SVI TRUCKS

Features/equipment:

SPARTAN Metro Star ELFD chassis with 26-inch extended front bumper / 251-inch wheelbase and 26-inch raised roof cab with cab-to-body walk-thru and two exterior rear compartments / CUMMINS 9 450-hp diesel engine / 22-foot aluminum walk-in body with slide-out room extension / AMDOR roll-up compartment doors and a rear access folding ladder / three two-bottle-capacity SCBA cylinder storage compartments / two CARE FREE MIRAGE awnings / AUDIOVOX Voyager camera system / light and power with an ONAN 20-kW diesel generator, WHELEN scene lighting, and one HANNAY electric cord reel.

SVI Trucks: (888) 784-1112/www.svitrucks.com

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