APPARATUS DELIVERIES

BY JOHN M. MALECKY

The Houston (PA) Fire Department’s PIERCE pumper with a short wheelbase serves a small rural town with narrow streets, alleys, and hills, Chief Jim Simpson says. Haz-mat equipment is stored in coffin compartments, and a large water tank offers greater knockdown capability. It also serves as the mutual-aid RIT unit.
Features/Equipment:

• Saber chassis with 179-inch wheelbase and eight-seat cab with 12-inch raised roof;
• CUMMINS ISL 350-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• WATEROUS CSUY single-stage, 1,750-gpm pump with ELKHART 125-gpm foam system, ELKHART Vulcan deck gun, two-inch front bumper line, three two-inch crosslays, and two three-inch rear preconnects;
• UPF 750-gallon water and 40-gallon foam tanks;
• GORTITE roll-up compartment doors and three wheel well sleeves for storing a total of five spare SCBA cylinders;
• ZICO Quic-Lift ladder rack; and
• HARRISON 10-kw PTO generator, six HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights (one brow, two side telescoping, two rear fixed, one rear tripod), and one HANNAY electric cord reel.

The Kalona (IA) Fire Department replaced a one-ton, overloaded vehicle with this ALEXIS rescue truck. Chief Steve Yotty explains that it provides adequate storage for its inventory and provides a safer ride with four SCBA seats. An awning provides shelter for rehab, incident command, inclement weather, and a fill station.
Features/Equipment:

• PETERBILT Model 330 chassis with 243-inch wheelbase and five-seat crew cab;
• CATERPILLAR C7 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• 16-foot nonwalk-in body with ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors;
• ZICO ladder rack;
• RAMSEY four-ton portable winch with four receivers;
• four-bottle 6,000-psi air cascade system with two EAGLE Cadet Guard fill enclosures and rack for 12 spare SCBA cylinders;
• COLORADO awning;
• oil dry hopper funnels;
• refrigerator for rehab;
• AMERICAN RESCUE TECHNOLOGY rescue equipment with two HANNAY hydraulic reels; and
• light and power with ONAN 20-kw PTO generator, WILL BURT Night Scan, six WHELEN fixed scene lights, and one HANNAY electric cord reel.

Troy (MI) Fire Department designed its HME pumper as a first-out unit, explains Assistant Chief Rick Sinclair. The large water tank buys time until supply lines are laid and is valuable on highways that have no hydrants. The pump panel is covered to protect it from road elements.
Features/Equipment:

• 1871 SLE MFD chassis with 200-inch wheelbase and 12-inch raised-roof cab with six seats;
• CUMMINS ISL 400-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with HYPRO Foam Pro 2001 system, 1¾-inch front bumper line, three speedlays (two 1½-inch; one 2½-inch), and TFT Hurricane monitor;
• APR 1,000-gallon water and 25-gallon Class A foam tanks;
• GORTITE roll-up doors and four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
• two HURST hydraulic reels and power unit;
• three HANNAY reels (two electric cord, one air); and
• light and power with ONAN 15-kw hydraulic generator, WILL BURT Night Scan and five FRC floodlights [one brow, four telescoping (two at midship and two at rear)].

Pennfield Township (MI) Fire Department uses this MARION BODY pumper/tanker to protect an urban and a rural area, so it specified a large water tank, according to Chief Tim Smith.
Features/Equipment:

• KENWORTH T-800 chassis with 230-inch wheelbase and three-seat cab;
• CATERPILLAR C 12 380-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000EVS automatic transmission;
• HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with HYPRO Foam Pro 2001 system and three crosslays (two 1 1/2-inch, one 2 1/2-inch);
• UPF 2,450-gallon water and 40-gallon foam tanks;
• three 10-inch stainless-steel E. G. METALS dump valves (left, right, and rear);
• 3,000-gallon FOL-DA-TANK with MARION storage rack;
• eight wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders; and
• light and power with WINCO six-kw gasoline generator and six WHELEN fixed scene lights on body.

Texas Fire Company No. 4 in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, designed its ROSENBAUER pumper for both wildland interface and conventional firefighting use, explains Captain Keith Gunuskey. It features a short wheelbase and high ground clearance, and is designed for increased firefighter safety.
Features/Equipment:

• INTERNATIONAL 7400 4 × 4 chassis with 215-inch wheelbase, pump-and-roll capability, and a five-seat cab;
• INTERNATIONAL DT 530 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• HALE PSD single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with FoamLogix 2.1 Class A system, 1 3/4-inch front bumper line, two 1 3/4-inch crosslays, one-inch booster reel on driver’s side, five-inch rear discharge to supply tankers, and ELKHART Sidewinder bumper turret;
• CFP 500-gallon water and 25-gallon foam tanks;
• ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
• WARN 4.5 ton portable winch with front and rear receivers; and
• light and power with SMART POWER six-kw hydraulic generator, four HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights (two midship, two tripod at rear), and one FRC floodlight on cab roof.

The Hooksett (NH) Fire Department designed this E-ONE pumper (one of two) with a large water tank for rural response outside the hydranted district, Assistant Chief Dean Jore says. The short wheelbase eases handling on narrow streets and tight lanes around buildings. EMS bags are easily accessed from a curbside cab compartment.
Features/Equipment:

• Typhoon chassis with 174-inch wheelbase and 12-inch raised-roof cab with medical compartment and four seats;
• CUMMINS ISL 400-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• HALE Qmax single-stage 1,500-gpm pump with Foamlogix system, six-inch front intake, 1 3/4-inch front bumper line, three crosslays (two 1 3/4-inch, one 2 1/2-inch), two rear preconnects (one 2 1/2-inch with three-inch line to TFT Blitzfire ground monitor, one 1 3/4-inch), and TFT Monsoon deck gun;
• UPF 1,000-gallon water and 30-gallon foam tanks;
• ROBINSON roll-up doors on medical and turnout cab compartments and rear and four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
• LAERDAL AED;
• AMKUS tool;
• HANNAY electric cord and air reels; and
• light and power with YAMAHA 6.6-kw gasoline generator and two HAVIS SHIELDS midship floodlights.