Apparatus Deliveries
John M. Malecky
The Lenox (MA) Fire Department designed this W.S. DARLEY quint with a single rear axle and low overall height because of space restrictions at the station. The shorter ladder also reduced the front overhang, according to Deputy Chief Bill Colvin. The 21-square-mile suburban tourist community of 5,600 has more than twice that population in the summer. Numerous mansions, motels, and schools warrant a ladder truck, which also has pumper capability.
Features/Equipment:
SPARTAN Gladiator chassis with 200-inch wheelbase;
tilt cab with six seats;
CUMMINS M 11 450-hp diesel engine;
ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
DARLEY LDM single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump;
front bumper trash line with 100 feet of 1 1U2-inch hose;
three 200-foot crosslays (two 1 1U2-inch, one 2 1U2-inch);
four-inch, right-side discharge;
four-inch rear intake for aerial ladder;
RK 75-foot aerial ladder with 500-pound tip load;
four-inch waterway to AKRON Streammaster 1,000-gpm ladderpipe;
16-foot outrigger spread;
UPF 300-gallon water tank;
aerial ladder operable from turntable, ladder tip, or pump panel;
10-foot, five-inch overall travel height;
aluminum body with eight storage compartments;
slideout steps below crosslays;
800 feet of four-inch hose;
GENERAC six-kw gasoline generator;
four GFE Extenda Lite 500-watt floodlights (two on aerial tip,
two on body);
121 feet of ground ladders; and
EMS equipment.
