Apparatus Deliveries

The Evansville (IN) Fire Department uses this RESCUE 1 MFG heavy rescue truck for fireground support and basic rescue calls, says Assistant Chief Paul Anslinger. The truck is also used as the department’s hazmat unit and responds to technical rescues (high-angle, confined-space, and so on). The truck also has more cab seating, a longer wheelbase, a more powerful engine, and more compartments than the department’s previous vehicle.

Features/Equipment:

• INTERNATIONAL 4400 SBA chassis with 229-inch wheelbase and five-seat cab;
• INTERNATIONAL MaxxForce 9 315-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS-P automatic transmission;
• 16-foot, three-inch non-walk-in body with ROM roll-up compartment doors;
• ZICO roof access ladder to upper c-body compartments;
• street side absorbent compartment with 200-pound capacity;
• two dual air cylinder storage racks in upper body for four cylinder air cascade system;
• upper body rigging system;
• WARN 4½-ton portable winch with three receivers (left, right, and rear);
• storage racks for 17 spare SCBA cylinders;
• AMKUS rescue tool with TNT electric simo pump;
• five HANNAY reels (two each electric cord and hydraulic and one air);
• PHISIO CONTROL AED; and
• light and power with an ONAN Protec 35-kw pto generator, WILL BURT nine-kw Night Scan, and six WHELEN scene lights on the body and one brow light in the light bar.

The Nipawin (Saskatchewan, Canada) Fire Department has in service this Terminator Wildland Interface pumper built by FORT GARRY FIRE TRUCKS. Chief Brian Starkell says that the pumper’s design and rear-mounted pump serve the department’s needs in protecting a 30-mile radius of Nipawin. The pump location provides a safe means of drafting from a nearby river with steep banks. The pumper also provides easier rear hose lays at wildland and stubble fires when dealing with large trees and narrow roads.

Features/Equipment:

• FREIGHTLINER m² 106 4 × 4 chassis with 201-inch wheelbase and a five-seat cab;
• CUMMINS ISL 350-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission and pump-and-roll capability;
• DARLEY PSRH single-stage, 1,050-Imperial gpm high-pressure pump with HYPRO Foam Pro 2002 Class A system, front bumper 1½- and 1¾-inch lines, one-inch AKRON high-pressure hose reel, and a TFT Tornado HP front bumper turret;
• PRO POLY 1,000-Imperial gallon water and 25-Imperial gallon foam tanks;
• AMDOR roll-up compartment doors;
• ZONE DEFENCE backup camera; and
• light and power with a TUNDRA HD 2500 invertor, six WHELEN scene lights, and one FRC telescoping floodlight.

The Joppa Magnolia Fire Department, Joppa, Maryland, uses this E-ONE Metro 100 aerial as a first-out truck to all structure fires and for mutual aid, says Engineer Bill Vanarsdale Jr. The vehicle was purchased as a reserve to provide dependable service when the department’s other aerial is out for maintenance. The design affords good maneuverability for tight, narrow streets around garden-style apartments, military style housing, and multiple town homes.

Features/Equipment:

• Cyclone II MFD chassis with 220-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab;
• CUMMINS ISL 450-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• 100-foot aluminum aerial ladder with 250-pound tip load and 11-foot outrigger spread;
• four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders;
• 168 feet of ground ladders;
• HURST rescue tools;
• VOYAGER backup camera; and
• light and power with a SMART POWER 10-kw hydraulic generator, WHELEN scene lights on front and sides of the cab and side of body, FIRE TECH work lights on the ladder, and two HANNAY electric cord reels.