APPARATUS DELIVERIES
Union Township, located in Union County, New Jersey, has more than 51,000 residents and encompasses nine square miles. It is interlaced by US Highway 22, 1-78, the Garden State Parkway, and three state highways. It is primarily residential with mixed commercial, office, and industrial areas with several hazardous-materials complexes.
The fire department recently placed in service a combination rescue-pumper from Pierce to replace a 750-gpm pumper and a squad with a 250-gpm pump. Of the 2,600 alarms the department answers annually, about 500 are for highway accidents, for which this unit is outfitted. According to Deputy Chief Charles O. Hoffman. Jr., their main concern was having this unit built to carry all the needed pumper and squad equipment and yet be able to fit into the station.
The unit is built on a lance chassis with a tilt cab that seats six It has a Watcrous 1,500-gpm two-stage pump and carries 500 gallons of water. It has a front, preconnected swiveled intake and two supplementary preconnected intakes on the sides. There is a 4-inch discharge on the right side. The vehicle carries 1,500 feet of 3-inch hose anti has a prepiped Elkhart “Stinger” with 1,000-gpm nozzle.
Other features include 12 tool compartments and ground ladders stored under the hoscbcd, a front-mounted 6-ton winch, a cascade system, an Onan 12-kw diesel generator, two 1,500-watt telescoping and six 500-watt portable floodlights, a Hurst tool stored below the ladder rack, and Dutch doors behind the cab canopy. (Photo byjohn M. Malecky )
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The Fort Worth, Texas Fire Department protects an area of about 295 square miles with a population of 450,000. The district consists of mostly residential construction with a small percentage of commercial and industrial buildings. The department recently received two Emergency One Hush pumpers.
“Rear-engined pumpers are essential for firefighter safety,” says Deputy ChiefS.l.. Williams. “Excessive heat and noise are kept out of the cab, making the ride more comfortable, quieter, and safer for the firefighters since they have the ability to hear the radio and communicate better.”
The units have low cab steps, grooved aluminum handrails, ground illumination, and reflective blue striping. They have a 178-inch wheelbase, a 36-foot turning radius, and a 9’/4-foot travel height.
The pumpers each have a Hale, QSMGT, 1,250-gpm pump and carry 500 gallons of water and 1,200 feet of 4-inch hose.
According to Deputy Chief W illiams, all Fort Worth firefighters are trained emergency medical technicians, and the apparatus is fully equipped with medical-rescue compartments designed to carry’ the necessary supplies.
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The Rockford, Illinois Fire Department has in service a Darley allaluminum pumper that features a crew module behind the tilt cab. Division Chief Arthur Timm says that safety’ and comfort considerations are what warranted the crew module. There is fully-enclosed seating for five personnel.
The unit is mounted on a Ford C-8000 chassis and has a 175-inch wheelbase. It has a Darley SE, two-stage, 1,000-gpm pump and carries 500 gallons of water. There is a 20-gallon foam tank combined with a foam gravity eductor and 1 ½-inch outlet at the rear of the apparatus.
The unit has a 5-inch front intake and an extended bumper. Seven equipment compartments are on the body. An Akron model 501 portable monitor is included with a 1,000-gpm nozzle. (Photo by Bill Friedrich.)
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GENERATOR/LIGHT UNIT
Iowa-American Firefighting Equipment Co. Inc.’s GEN-IJTE is a combination hand-held generator and light unit. It consists of a 500watt generator physically mated with a Quartz Halogen Lamp Miser unit. A 1.1 -hp, two-cycle gas engine powers the generator, which can also be used to power other lights from a 110-volt or 12-volt auxiliary outlet.
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RESCUE STRETCHER
Junkin Safety Appliance Co.’s 19-inch-wide confined space split rescue stretcher was designed for rescues where space is limited. It has steel, all-welded rigid construction that does not rely on the injured person to attain form or rigidity. It includes four nylon securing straps, is lightweight, and accessories arc available.
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REAR VISION SYSTEM
Intec Video Systems. Inc.’s Model 9300 Rear Vision System allows the driver to see blind spots using a camera and monitor. The minimum operating light level requirements are 0.5 lux for night time operation without the help of extra lighting. The TV screen has more than 280,000 pixels, producing a highresolution image.
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AC VOLTAGE DETECTOR
The AC Hot Stick from DELFAX, Inc. gives a clear audible and visual warning of exposed Ac: conductors without contacting them. Typically, a 7,500-volt line is detected from 200 feet away and an automobile contacting a 120-volt line from about 20 feet. Applications include power-off and grounding verification and checking for AC potential during search and rescue operations
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FIREFIGHTING TRAILER
The Firefighter, from Rapid Response Systems, is a four-wheel trailer unit that carries 400 gallons of water and 35 gallons of foam concentrate. It comes with lights, self-contained surge brakes, 150-feet each of 1 ½inch and 1-inch hose, and an 18-hp Darley pump capable of delivering up to 90 gpm at the nozzles at 100 psi. It is suitable for offroad or highway towing and many options arc available.
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LDH APPLIANCES
Elkhart Brass Manufacturing Co. offers the 9700 series large-diameter hose appliances. The product group includes twoand threeway clappered Siamese; twoand three-way gated Siamese; two-, three-, and five-way gated manifolds; and piston intake valves They feature Elk-O-Lite construction, full flow Hydro-Loc valves, and built-in adjust able relief valves.
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MOBILE MODEM
Coded Communications Corp.’s IQmodem® is for application in existing two-way mobile radio communications systems. It provides error-free 4800-bps data communications to multiple units on the same radio channel. It can relay information to laptop computers, terminals, printers, automatic vehicle location equipment, and other data peripherals in custom applications.
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DESCENT-CONTROL DEVICE
The Fisk Descender from DBI/SALA, DB Industries, Inc. is a descent-control device that allows for 19 inches of rope to travel over a large radius and reduces rope hockling and torsional twist. It comes in contact with all sides of the rope, allowing for equal distribution of heat.
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EMS BELT
California Mountain Co., Ltd.’s First Responder Belt™ is a modular system that keeps your EMS tools portable and accessible. The stiff nylon web belt has an adjustable side-release buckle. The eight modular cases available connect to the belt with belt loops and are held in place with Velcro™.
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HYDRANT ADAPTERS
Red Head Brass, Inc.’s line of storz 100 mm forged brass hydrant adapters are designed to accept a brass storz cap or a threaded cast iron cap with either internal or external thread design.
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SMOKE GENERATOR
SYMTRON SYSTEMS Inc.’s Smokemaster model S.M-3K is a portable simulated smoke generator for firefighting and search-andrescue training exercises. It takes less than 30 seconds to produce nontoxic, nonflammable, and nonirritating smoke from a cold start. The unit outputs enough smoke to fill 10,000 cubic feet in 5 minutes that reduces visual range to 3 feet.
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SCBA VOICE AMPLIFIER
Scott Aviation’s All-Pro Series system for use with Air-Pak ‘ 2.2 and 4.5 SCBA amplifies voice communications and provides twoway radio interface. It is designed to disregard the sound of inhalation to eliminate excessive noise. A 9-volt battery provides six hours of continuous life for the amplifier, which has a manual test circuit to alert the user to minimum battery life. Impact-, dust-, and water-resistant.
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HAZ-MAT BOOT
The Chembreaker™ boot from Servus Footwear Co. is made especially for hazardousmaterials incidents. It has a neoprene base shell, is dipped twice in liquid neoprene, and then dipped in a special sealant for triple leak-proof protection and durability. Independent tests show it to be flame retardant. STRAIGHT-BORE NOZZLE
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Fire Products Manufacturing’s two new Fire Pro aluminum straight-bore nozzles are available in sizes from ⅞ to 2’A with 2½ NH threaded female base standard. All threads feature Molycoat M88 lubricant. A built-in stream shaper is available in some models.
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SCANNERS
The Bearcat scanner from Uniden® lets you tune in to fire, police, ambulance, and other emergency broadcasts at the touch of a button. The scanner searches public broadcast frequencies and allows you to lock on the desired channel, or you can access a channel entered in memory. Models range from base units to mobile systems.
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HAZ-MAT SUIT
The Hazard Guard suit, model R1026-7SH, from Durafab, Inc. is a certified NFPA 1993 single/limited use haz-mat support function garment. The Gore-Gard fabric provides haz-mat protection and is breathable. allowing perspiration vapor to escape.
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