Apparatus Deliveries
John M. Malecky
The Piedmont (OK) Fire Department designed this BOARDMAN EMERGENCY VEHICLES squad truck with a crew compartment in the body to permit transverse storage behind it, explains Chief Richard E. Lofgren. The crew faces forward to counteract back injuries in case of an accident. Piedmont has 3,500 residents within 48 square miles, but the squad also responds to rescue and EMS calls throughout the 100-square-mile county.
Features/Equipment:
INTERNATIONAL 4700 chassis with 184-inch wheelbase;
cab seating for three;
INTERNATIONAL DT 466E 230-hp diesel engine;
ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
aluminum body with three seats;
seven storage compartments;
ROBINSON rollup doors;
HONDA five-kw gasoline generator;
four TELE LITE 500-watt floodlights;
four WHELEN fixed scene lights;
RAMSEY six-ton, front-mounted winch;
HURST tool;
FIRST MEDIC 710 auto/manual defibrillator; and
basic life support equipment.
