APPARATUS DELIVERIES
Bridgewater, Massachusetts is a town with a population of 18,000 located in the southeastern part of the state. Highways 1-495 and 1-24 pass through it. The fire department also protects Bridgewater State College and MCI State Prison.
According to Deputy Chief David Brazil, their new pumper was designed as a rescue-pumper and first-line attack unit for largevolume water flow. “We specified a conventional cab because we felt it offered more room than a tilt cab and is very economical. The crew module has jumpseats for two firefighters and storage of medical and haz-mat supplies such as jump kits, air bags, and hand tools,” says Brazil.
The pumper is the Protector XL model built by Emergency One on a CMC C-7 chassis with a wheelbase of 215 inches. The pump is a Hale QLF 1,250-gpm two-stage featuring a 4-inch discharge with Storz coupling and a 3-inch pipe to an Elkhart Stinger heavy stream appliance. There are two 2-inch crosslays above the pump and five other 2 1/2-inch discharges. The pumper is equipped with a rear preconnected 95-gpm foam eductor, has 1,000 feet of 4-inch hose, and carries 750 gallons of water.
There arc seven exterior body compartments and two within the crew module. Above the module are two 500-watt telescoping quartz lights and the vehicle carries a Hale 4.2-kw generator. Sleeves for SCBA bottles are above the rear axle. (Photo by Charles E. Lowe.)
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The city of Roseburg, Oregon, situated along the scenic Umpqua River, has a population of 16,500.
The department wanted an apparatus with both pumping and aerial abilities to meet the needs of both the city and the greater Roseburg area, according to Lieutenant Sam Phillips. The safety of the 4-door cab was also a consideration, he adds.
The quint is a Simon-LTI model ST-2000. It has a 248-inch wheelbase and an Olympian 4-door cab with seating for six. It has a Waterous CSU. 1,500-gpm, single-stage pump. It features a 4 1/2-inch midship discharge and two crosslay discharges for two 1 3/4-inch attack lines.
At the platform of the 100-foot tower are wo monitors with 1,000-gpm TFT nozzles. A 5-inch pipe directly fed from the pump tapers to 4 inches as it ascends to the platform to feed these nozzles. It also can be used to feed two 2 1/2-inch attack lines in the platform. The platform has a 1,000-lb. payload capacity, and the outrigger spread is 18 feet. The vehicle carries 250 gallons of water, 1,500 feet of 5-inch hose, and a 6-kw Onan diesel generator with direct drive. It has 17 compartments and is equipped with two 500-watt floodlights and two 277-cubic-foot air cylinders to serve masks on the platform. (Photo by Tracy Fox.)
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East Orange, New Jersey covers 3.9 square miles and has a population of about 80,000. Deputy Chief Joseph H. McCarthy says that because there are many older frame structures in the town and overcrowding poses a potentially high life hazard, they specified their new rear-mounted aerial unit for strength and safety. When used at full extension, it can reach many of the structures that are set back from the curb line.
‘Ehe apparatus, built by American LaFrance on a Century 200 chassis, has a four-door cab seating seven. It has a Detroit 8V 92TA and Allison HT 740 automatic transmission with a Jake Brake. The unit has an all-aluminum cab and body, including compartment doors (12-gauge Series 304L stainless steel) that enclose eight tool compartments. The unit has a tandem rear axle and a wheelbase of 236 inches.
The 100-foot steel aerial ladder is of the oval rung design and has a load rating that meets NFPA requirements. The hydraulic outrigger system has a spread of 18 feet. (Photo by John M. Malecky.)
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Nicholasville, Kentucky, located eight miles south of Lexington, is a rapidly growing community of 16,000 with 30 paid/on-call volunteers operating four pumpers and an aerial from two stations. According to Chief Charles Brumfield, the department’s first custom pumper, built by Sutphen, includes a diesel engine recommended by Louisville Fire Department mechanics and an automatic transmission selected for ease of operation and safety.
The custom cab seats seven. The single-stage Male model QSMG features a front intake and has 3-inch piping to a deck gun. Two 1 Viinch and a 2 1/2-inch attack lines are preconnected in Mattydale trays and an additional 2 1/2-inch is accessed at the rear. The pumper carries 1,000 feet of 5-inch hose and 750 gallons of water. It has 11 tool and equipment compartments.
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The Winnipeg, Manitoba Fire Department protects a population of about 625,000 within a 2 1/2-square-mile area. Their pumper, built by Fort Garry Industries, provides safety and comfort for the firefighters in cold weather, as they sometimes travel long distances to alarms.
The pumper is mounted on a Spartan Silent Knight rear-engined chassis that has a 178-inch wheelbase. The command cab seats five firefighters.
The apparatus has a Darley LDM, 1,050-Igpm, single-stage pump with a Darley Vcga-5 priming pump. The pumper carries 400 Imperial gallons of water. It has 4-inch front and rear intakes, 6-inch side intakes, and a 4-inch right side discharge. It carries 1,000 feet of 4-inch hose. There are two 1 1/2-inch attack lines in crosslays and an Akron 1,000-gpm Pyrolite nozzle with 3-inch prepiping to the pump. The pumper body has nine compartments for tools and equipment. The rear engine concept eliminates motor noise in the cab and affords more room. (Photo by Dave Stcwardson.)
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The Tniondale Fire District in Long Island. New York has added a quick-attack unit to its fleet. Built by Marco on a Ford F-353, one-ton chassis, it has a height of 78 inches and is used to access parking garages with headroom under 7 feet, according to member Bill Van Ness. The vehicle also is used to cover state and local highways in the district.
The unit has a 168-inch wheelbase and pump-and-roll capability for its two pumps. The main pump is a Marco FD-18, 26-gpm, diaphragm pump: the other is a 250-gpm Hale FR-B42. The unit carries 350 gallons of water and 20 gallons of foam and has 400 feet of 3-inch supply hose. There is a 1 1/2-inch and a 2 1/2-inch discharge along with a 2 1/2-inch intake. It has a foam-on-demand injection system.
Attack lines are laid out in diamond-plated trays running the length of the truck body. The body has 6 compartments, a 5-kw Honda generator, and four 500-watt quartz floodlights (2 portable. 2 extendable).
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