APPARATUS DELIVERIES

The Mohegan Fire Company, Town of Montville, Uncasville, Connecticut, designed this RESCUE 1response unit primarily for vehicle extrication, air supply, lighting support and hazmat, explains Chief Steve Socha. The portable CAFS it carries allows for a “one truck” response for motor vehicle accidents at times when volunteer response may be limited.

Features/Equipment:

• SPARTAN chassis with 171-inch wheelbase and 10-inch raised roof cab with six seats;
• CUMMINS ISC 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• 16-foot nonwalk-in body with ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors, access ladder at the right rear, and 250-pound oil absorbent hopper in left top compartment;
• Four-bottle air cascade system with storage for six spare SCBA cylinders;
• HURST rescue tools;
• FIRE SOLUTIONS RRU 30 portable CAFS unit;
• WARN, 4½-ton portable winch with four receivers;
• MEDTRONIC AED;
• six HANNAY reels (two electric cord, one air, and three hydraulic); and
• light and power with ONAN 35-kw hydraulic generator, SVI Command Light, nine FRC floodlights (one brow, six on body, and two on tripods at rear), and six WHELEN fixed scene lights.

The Yankton (SD) Rural Fire Protection District uses this DANKO tanker as a tender to haul water, as a brush truck on flat ground and light rolling hills, and as a backup structural engine if needed, explains Chief Thomas Kurt-enbach. The front turret allows for a quick knock down of wildland fires and immediate exposure protection.

Features/Equipment:

• INTERNATIONAL 7400 4 × 4 chassis with 199-inch wheelbase and three-seat cab;
• INTERNATIONAL DT 570 310-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000-P automatic transmission and pump-and-roll capability;
• WATEROUS CLV single-stage, 500-gpm hydraulic pump with HYPRO Foam Pro 1600 foam system, two 1¾-inch crosslays (above pump), three rear crosslays (one 1½-inch, two one-inch), and front-mounted TFT Tornado RC turret;
• UPF 1,600-gallon water and 20- gallon foam tanks with gated 2½-inch direct fill and three dump valves (one rear 20-inch NEWTON electric and two side 24-inch manual);
• compartment with 3,100-gallon FOL-DA-TANK, 20-foot extension ladder, two four-inch hard suction hoses, and two pike poles; and
• two FRC telescoping floodlights behind cab and six FEDERAL scene lights on body.

The North Las Vegas (NV) Airport uses this CRASH RESCUE EQUIPMENT SERVICE ARFF unit to support incoming fire departments who respond to aviation incidents at their facility. ARFF Training Officer Bill Hutfilz of the Clark County Fire Department (which oversees the airports) says that the vehicle is operated by airport staff and does not leave the facility property.

Features/Equipment:

• FORD F-550 XLT Super Duty 4 × 4 chassis with 176-inch wheelbase and five-seat cab;
• FORD 6.0L Power Stroke diesel engine with automatic transmission;
• Renegade TM 5150 model vehicle package;
• 150-gallon premix with TRIMAX and WILLIAMS HydroChem™ technology;
• 500 pounds of dry chemical;
• 100-foot twin agent hose on reel with WILLIAMS HydroChem™ nozzle; and
• AKRON Fire Fox bumper turret.