BY JOHN M. MALECKY
The Birmingham (AL) International Airport uses this CRASH RESCUE EQUIPMENT SERVICE unit as a quick-attack mini-pumper for structural fires as well as a dual-agent unit for aircraft firefighting, explains Battalion Chief Glendon Colvin.
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Features/Equipment:
- FORD F-550 XL Super Duty chassis with 200-inch wheelbase, four-wheel-drive and four-seat cab;
- FORD Power Stroke 6.0L 325-hp diesel engine with automatic transmission and pump-and-roll capability;
- Renegade CAV 5300 design package;
- WATEROUS E 200 single-stage, 375-gpm pump powered by a VOLKSWAGEN 1.9-liter, four-cylinder, 105-hp turbodiesel auxiliary engine;
- FEECON AP 1.0A foam system and 500-pound Purple K dry chemical system with Hydrochem technology plumbed to AKRON Fire Fox front bumper turret, and one-inch twin agent hose on reel;
- PLASMAC 300-gallon water and 25-gallon foam tanks;
- ROBINSON roll-up compartments; and
- light and power with HONDA five-kw gasoline generator, two FRC midship floodlights, and two HANNAY electric cord reels.
The Philadelphia (PA) Fire Department has assigned this LDV special operations unit and one other as second vehicles to its squad companies, explains Special Operations Chief Fred Endrikat. In addition to engine company duties, the squads respond to technical rescues, haz mats, and significant fires with the two units, augmenting the rescue company and haz-mat task force.
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Features/Equipment:
- FREIGHTLINER MT-55 chassis with 178-inch wheelbase and two-seat cab;
- CUMMINS ISB-02 260-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 2200 EVS automatic transmission;
- Interior command center prewired for radios, fax, and telephone landlines;
- computer docking station and GPS;
- technical rescue equipment for collapse, confined space, rope, and water rescues;
- rear ramp for easy unloading of equipment;
- INSTA CHAIN ice chains; and
- light and power with ONAN 7.5-kw diesel generator and four WHELEN fixed scene lights on body.
The Anderson County (SC) Fire Department replaced the last of its gasoline-powered engines with this E-ONE pumper, one of eight. According to Chief Billy Gibson, since the department protects a 60-percent rural jurisdiction, it specified a large water tank.
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Features/Equipment:
- INTERNATIONAL 4400 chassis with 215-inch wheelbase, four-wheel-drive, and a two-seat cab;
- Tradition Series pumper package;
- INTERNATIONAL DT 530 310-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
- HALE Qflo single-stage, 1,250-gpm top-mount pump with two 1 3/4-inch speedlays and one-inch booster reel;
- E-ONE 1,000-gallon water tank;
- four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA cylinders; and
- FEDERAL Nightfighter spot/floodlight and FRC portable floodlight mounted on post, both midship.
The Mountain Home (ID) Fire Department designed this PIERCE pumper (one of three) to protect a rapidly growing city and provide mutual aid to its rural department and to a nearby U.S. Air Force Base, explains Chief Engineer Alan Roberts.
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Features/Equipment:
- Enforcer chassis with 205-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab;
- CUMMINS ISM 400-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS automatic transmission;
- WATEROUS CS single-stage, 1,500-gpm top-mount pump with HYPRO Foam Pro 1600 system, three speedlays (two 1 3/4-inch; one 2 1/2-inch), 2 1/2-inch rear preconnect wyed to two 1 3/4-inch lines, one-inch midship mounted booster reel, and TFT Crossfire monitor with Extenda-Gun;
- UPF 750-gallon water and 30-gallon foam tanks;
- PIERCE hydraulic ladder rack;
- two wheel well sleeves for six spare SCBA cylinders; and
- light and power with HARRISON six-kw, hydraulic generator, three FRC floodlights (one brow, two at rear of cab), two WELDON scene lights on sides of cab, and HANNAY electric cord reel.
The Bristol Borough (PA) Fire Department replaced a 55-foot articulating platform with no pump with this AMERICAN LAFRANCE quint. Chief Herb Stack reports the department now has the versatility of a pump and a single-axle unit to maneuver around tight streets and fit into the station.
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Features/Equipment:
- Eagle chassis with 213-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab;
- DETROIT Series 60 515-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000 EVS automatic transmission;
- AMERICAN LAFRANCE Twin Flo single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump with 1 3/4-inch front bumper line, three crosslays (two 1¾-inch, one 2 1/2-inch), and AKRON StreamMaster ladderpipe on aerial;
- UPF 400-gallon water tank;
- HP 75-foot aerial ladder with 650-pound tip load and 16-foot outrigger spread;
- ROBINSON roll-up compartment doors and eight wheel well sleeves (six for spare SCBA cylinders; two for oxygen cylinders);
- HURST tools;
- LIITLE GIANT ladder mounted above pump panel; and
- light and power with HARRISON 10-kw hydraulic generator, 12 HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights (one each on four sides of cab, two on tripods behind cab, two pole raise at front of body, two on driver’s side on top of body, and two at aerial tip), four HAVIS SHIELDS COLLINS spot/floodlights at aerial tip and base, and two HANNAY electric cord reels.
The Manistique (MI) Department of Public Safety designed this SMEAL pumper with a top-mount pump panel for operator safety and increased visibility, according to Public Safety Officer Timothy Russell. The cab is used for rehab; the foam is used for responses to sawmills, petroleum facilities, and highway incidents; and the large water tank was specified to protect certain nonhydranted areas in the district.
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Features/Equipment:
- SPARTAN Advantage MFD chassis with 207-inch wheelbase and flat floor cab with 10-inch raised roof and six seats;
- CUMMINS ISC 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
- WATEROUS CS single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump with HYPRO Foam Pro 1600 system, two 1 3/4-inch speedlays, 2 1/2-inch front bumper discharge reduced for 1 3/4-inch hose, 2 1/2-inch rear preconnect, and ELKHART Stinger monitor;
- UPF 1,000-gallon water and 40-gallon foam tanks;
- two wheel well sleeve compartments for six spare SCBA cylinders; and
- light and power with ONAN six-kw hydraulic generator, two FRC telescoping floodlights at rear of cab, two FEDERAL GH Scene lights (one on each side of pump panel), and two HANNAY electric cord reels.
