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The Des Plaines (Ill.) Fire Department put into service in May this 102-foot (Irumman aerial ladder truck. It replaces a 1971 100-foot aerial ladder truck.
The new truck is more versatile than the old one, says Deputy Chief James Albrecht. It has a built-in waterway on the ladder, a ladder basket for rescue, and a deluge gun in the basket. There’s also an internal communications system which allows firefighters in the basket to talk to firefighters at the pump control panel.
The department serves a 16-square-mile area that consists of both residential and commercial areas. So far the truck has been used mostly at routine industry and commercial fire incidents.
The apparatus has a 1,500-gpm pump and a 200-gallon water tank It has the capacity to seat six people.
The truck is built on a Duplex chassis and has an eight-cylinder, Detroit Silver 92 engine with a four-speed, Allison automatic transmission.
The department also operates two 1,000-gpm pumpers, three 1,250-gpm pumpers, one 75-foot aerial ladder truck, and four ambulances.
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This 2,000-gpm Pierce pumper was put into service in October 1986 at Station No. 48 of the Hershey (Pa.) Volunteer Fire Company. It’s an addition to the company’s other apparatus.
The company serves Derrv Township, which is a 26-square-mile combination commercial and residential area. The new truck provides additional water power to cover this territory, says Joe Long, chairman of the department’s New Engine Committee.
The pumper is built on a Spartan chassis with a Detroit Diesel 8V92TA engine and an Allison I1T740D automatic transmission. It has a 1,000-gallon water tank, a 100-gallon foam tank, and the capacity to seat 10 people.
The company also operates one 1,500-gpm pumper, one 1,000gpm pumper, one 85-foot aerial ladder truck, one heavy-duty rescue unit, and one ambulance.
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This 1,500-gpm American La France pumper was put into service in June at Fire Station No. 1 of the Rialto (Calif.) Fire Department. It replaces a 1978 1,250-gpm pumper, which was moved to another station in an outlying section of the city.
The department covers a 25-square-mile area that’s mostly residential with some light industry. One feature of the truck, says Division Chief Henry Lewis, is its removable water gun, which was used as a portable when the pumper responded to an incident in the commercial section.
The pumper is the first one in the department to have aluminum hose covers. These provide added protection from weather elements and from falling, burning embers at the fire scene.
The truck is built on a Pemfab S-942 series chassis. It has a Detroit Diesel 6V92TA engine, an Allison HT740D automatic transmission, and a 500-gallon water tank. It has the capacity to seat four people— two in the cab and two in the jump seats.
The department also operates two 1,250-gpm frontline pumpers; one 1,500-gpm water chief, which also has a 75-foot aerial ladder; and one 1,000-gpm pumper in reserve.
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Photo by Daniel Decher
This Emergency One support vehicle was put into service in January at the Fairmont Hahntown (Pa.) Fire Department, Station No. 6. It replaces a 1963 750-gpm pumper that was being used in reserve.
The department serves a predominately rural area and responds mostly to residential fires and vehicle accidents. The new support vehicle has many compartments to carry lights, cribbing equipment, spare air tanks, and extra tools that can’t fit on the department’s other apparatus, says Assistant Chief Art Bilesimo.
The unit is built on a Ford F800 chassis and has a Detroit Diesel 8.2 engine and Allison MT643 automatic transmission.
The department also operates two 1,250-gpm pumpers and one 15-person van.
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