The Anniston (AL) Fire Department uses this AMERICAN LAFRANCE rescue truck as an advanced life support (ALS) vehicle, according to Assistant Chief David Collins. The unit can respond as an ALS or a basic life support (BLS) engine and also provides positive pressure ventilation and rapid intervention team support at structure fires.
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Features/Equipment:
- FORD F-550 chassis with 189-inch wheelbase and two-seat cab;
- FORD 6.0 L V-8 turbo diesel engine with automatic transmission;
- 14-foot nonwalk-in body with POK roll-up compartment doors;
- WARN 4.5-ton portable winch with front and rear receivers;
- AMKUS rescue tools; and
- light and power with AURAGEN 8.5-kw engine-powered generator, two FRC telescoping floodlights, six WHELEN fixed scene lights on body, and one HANNAY electric cord reel.
The Royalston (MA) Fire-EMS Department uses its RESCUE 1 unit primarily to respond to medical and trauma calls, explains Captain Gary Winitzer. The vehicle is also equipped for extrication, remote, high-angle, and ice rescue response.
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Features/Equipment:
- FORD F-450 Super Duty 4 × 4 chassis with 165-inch wheelbase and two seats;
- FORD 6.0L Power Stroke diesel engine with automatic transmission;
- walk-in body with four seats and ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors;
- CARDIAC SCIENCE Power Heart AED;
- POWER HAWK rescue tools; and
- light and power with VANNER one-kw inverter, two FRC floodlights at rear, and six WHELEN fixed scene lights on body.
The Coolsprings Township Fire Department in Michigan City, Indiana, designed this HME pumper as a dual-purpose unit because of limited personnel availability, according to Assistant Chief Anthony Pavlak. The unit can respond as a first-out engine and as a rescue pumper.
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Features/Equipment:
- Model 1871 P2 chassis with 215-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab with 12-inch raised roof;
- CUMMINS ISC 350-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
- HALE Qflo single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with Foamlogix 2.1A system, five-inch front intake, 1 3/4-inch front bumper line, two 1 3/4-inch crosslays, and TFT Hurricane RC monitor with Extenda-Gun;
- APR 1,000-gallon water and 30-gallon foam tanks;
- GORTITE roll-up compartment doors and four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
- HURST and CENTAUR rescue tools with HANNAY hydraulic reel; and
- light and power with HONDA five-kw gasoline generator, five FRC floodlights (one brow, two rear tripod, two pole raise midship), two WELDON scene lights, and one HANNAY electric cord reel.
The Sierra Blanca Regional Airport in Ruidoso, New Mexico, uses this CRASH RESCUE EQUIPMENT SERVICE unit for aircraft firefighting. Emergency Response Chief Russell B. Shearer says the apparatus is enhanced by CAFS, which can handle any job, but the department is limited to structure and wildland firefighting, unless incident is aviation-related (in accordance with Federal Aviation Administration rules and regulations).
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Features/Equipment:
- FORD F-550 4 × 4 chassis with 202-inch wheelbase and four-seat cab;
- FORD 6.0L Power Stroke diesel engine with automatic transmission and pump-and-roll capability;
- CAV-500 Renegade twin-agent firefighting package with DARLEY 2 1/2 AGE single-stage, 250-gpm pump powered by a BRIGGS & STRATTON 35-hp engine, with two 1 1/2-inch crosslays, FEECON around-the-pump proportioner with CAFS capabilities, 500 pounds of Purple K dry chemical, twin-agent hose reel, and AKRON Fire Fox electric bumper turret, all using HYDROCHEM technology;
- PLASMAC 300-gallon water and 25-gallon foam tanks;
- Driver Enhanced Vision System (DEVS) with GPS tracking (night vision, navigation, tracking);
- FLIR Ball imaging camera on bumper turret; and
- ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors.
The Pennington (NJ) Fire Department designed its ROSENBAUER rescue pumper with a higher pump capacity and more storage space than its predecessor, according to Chief Stewart Schwab. The apparatus responds first-out to extrications, vehicle fires, and haz mats and second-out to structure fires.
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Features/Equipment:
- SPARTAN Gladiator Evolution XMFD chassis with 180-inch wheelbase and 20-inch raised roof cab with six seats;
- DETROIT series 60 515-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS automatic transmission;
- HALE Qmax single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump with five-inch front intake, 1 3/4-inch front bumper line, three crosslays (two 1 3/4-inch; one 2 1/2-inch), rear 2 1/2-inch and four-inch discharges, and AKRON Apollo deck gun;
- UPF 977-gallon water tank;
- ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and three wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
- HURST rescue tools with HANNAY hydraulic reel;
- GIRARD awning;
- ON-SPOT tire chains; and
- light and power with HARRISON 20-kw hydraulic generator, WILL BURT Night Scan, three FRC floodlights (one brow; two tripod behind cab), eight FEDERAL scene lights at sides and rear of body, and one HANNAY electric cord reel.
In Reynoldsburg, Ohio, the Ohio State Fire Academy uses its PIERCE pumper for all firefighting and CAFS classes both on- and off-site, according to Equipment Technician John Hopkins.
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Features/Equipment:
- KENWORTH T-300 chassis with 240-inch wheelbase and five-seat cab;
- CUMMINS ISC 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
- Contender package with HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump, Husky Hercules CAFS system, and three crosslays (one 1 1/2>-inch, one 1 3/4-inch, and one 2 1/2-inch);
- UPF 750-gallon water and 30-gallon foam tanks;
- DOVER roll-up compartment doors; and
- light and power with HARRISON eight-kw hydraulic generator and two FRC midship mounted floodlights.
Because of a station consolidation plan, the Hudson (NY) Fire Department replaced a rescue truck and two engines with this KME pumper, according to Chief Tim Hutchings. This pumper is first-out on haz-mats, decon, and water rescue; it also pulls a rescue team trailer. It is second-out for all fire-related calls and is the FAST truck for mutual aid.
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Features/Equipment:
- Predator LFD chassis with 213-inch wheelbase and 10-seat cab with 22-inch raised roof;
- CUMMINS ISC 400-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
- HALE Qmax single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump with HYPRO Foam Pro 2002 system, six-inch front intake, 2 1/2-inch front bumper discharge with two-inch foam-capable line, three crosslays (two two-inch, one 2 1/2-inch), four-inch rear discharge, two 2 1/2-inch hosebed preconnects (one with three-inch line to a water thief), and TFT Hurricane RC monitor with Extenda-Gun;
- UPF 650-gallon water and 35-gallon foam tanks;
- enclosed storage for JUNKIN stokes basket with flotation collars;
- WARN 4.5-ton portable winch with front and rear receivers;
- ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
- four cylinder air cascade system with HASKELL booster and APPLETON Space Saver, two-bottle fill station;
- HOLMATRO rescue tools;
- four HANNAY reels (two electric cord, one air, one hydraulic);
- PHYSIO CONTROL AED;
- MASARS ice rescue sled with four suits; and
- light and power with WILL BURT Night Scan, nine FRC floodlights (one brow, six scene on body, two on tripods), and six WHELEN fixed scene lights (two on cab, four on body).
The Bakersfield (CA) Fire Department has in service this rescue unit built by SVI TRUCKS. Battalion Chief Gary Hutton says it was designed to meet US&R medium-duty requirements.
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Features/Equipment:
- FREIGHTLINER M2 chassis with 200-inch wheelbase and three-seat cab;
- CATERPILLAR C7 300-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
- 18 foot nonwalk-in body with ROBINSON roll-up doors and four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
- transverse module for backboard and STOKES basket storage;
- transverse storage for 10 4- × 8-foot sheets of plywood;
- BOSS 160-cfm at 125-psi PTO industrial air system for pneumatic-powered tools;
- WARN 4.5-ton portable winch with seven receivers (two on each side and one at rear for winch and tie-off points); and
- light and power with ONAN 20-kw PTO generator, SVI Command Light with back lighting, six FRC floodlights (four on body, two on rear tripods), and six WHELEN fixed scene lights on body.
The Orlando (FL) Fire Rescue Department has in service this SUTPHEN pumper. Public Information Officer Amanda M. Holley says it was designed for general firefighting and EMS response.
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Features/Equipment:
- Monarch chassis with 191-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab with 10-inch raised roof;
- CATERPILLAR C 13 430-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS automatic transmission;
- HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with 1 3/4-inch front bumper line, two 1 3/4-inch speedlays, midship one-inch booster reel, and AKRON Apollo HiRiser deck gun;
- CFP 500-gallon water and 30-gallon foam tanks;
- ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and three wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
- ZIAMATIC hydraulic ladder rack;
- MEDTRONIC Life-Pak 12; and
- light and power with SMART POWER eight-kw hydraulic generator, five HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights (two at midship, two at rear, and one on cab roof), two WHELEN fixed scene lights over pump panel, and one HANNAY electric cord reel.
