The City of Wildwood (NJ) purchased this PIERCE pumper under the squad company concept. Chief Daniel F. Speigel says the pumper responds primarily on the east side of the boardwalk and the beach because of its 4 × 4 capability. As a squad, it carries a variety of equipment for specialized rescues and eliminates the need for a second vehicle for water emergencies. The flat-roof cab allows the vehicle to negotiate the town’s beach tunnel.
Features/Equipment:
- Saber 4 × 4 chassis with a 181½-inch wheelbase and a six-seat cab and a 19-inch extended front bumper;
- CUMMINS ISL 9 450-hp diesel engine;
- WATEROUS CSU single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump with a 1¾-inch front bumper line, two 1¾-inch crosslays, two rear 2½-inch discharges (one preconnected), and an AKRON Apollo monitor with TFT Extenda-Gun;
- UPF 500-gallon water tank;
- WARN six-ton front fixed winch;
- AMDOR roll-up compartment doors and sleeves for hand fire extinguishers and spare SCBA cylinders;
- PIERCE rear camera;
- HURST rescue tools;
- PHILLIPS AED; and
- light and power with a HARRISON six-kw hydraulic generator, FRC scene lighting, and one HANNAY electric cord reel.
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The City of Cornwall (ON) Fire Services designed this FORT GARRY FIRE TRUCKS rescue pumper to be self-sufficient. Deputy Chief Bruce Doing says the pumper is first out from Station 2 in the eastern part of the city. It has a larger water tank and a pump panel behind a roll-up door to protect it from the elements during a response. It responds to fires, emergency medical services assistance calls, motor vehicle accidents, gas leaks, hazmat emergencies, and building alarms.
Features/Equipment:
- SPARTAN Metro Star chassis with a 221-inch wheelbase and a five-seat cab with 10-inch raised-roof and a medical cabinet accessible from interior or exterior;
- CUMMINS ISL 9 450-hp diesel engine;
- enclosed HALE Qflo single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump, FOAM PRO 2001 system, 1¾-inch front bumper line, three speedlays (two 1¾-inch and one 2½-inch), 2½-inch rear discharge wyed to two 1¾-inch lines, and an AKRON Deckmaster monitor;
- WELLINGTON PLASTICS 750-gallon water tank and 25-Imperial-gallon foam tank;
- AMDOR roll-up compartment doors;
- HURST rescue tools;
- NORCOLD refrigerator;
- PHYSIO CONTROL AED; and
- light and power with an ONAN HG, eight-kw generator, COMMAND LIGHT, FRC scene lights, and one HANNAY electric cord reel.
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The Town of Stratford (CT) Fire Department designed this HME INC. rescue pumper for general firefighting response as well as for medical calls and motor vehicle accidents, says Chief Robert McGrath. The pumper has a stainless-steel body because of the town is a shoreline community.
Features/Equipment:
- Spectr MFD chassis with a 197-inch wheelbase and a 10-inch raised-roof cab with six seats;
- CUMMINS ISX 12 500-hp diesel engine;
- HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with a five-inch rear intake, 1¾-inch front bumper line, ELKHART 241-150 inline foam eductor, three crosslays (two 1¾-inch and one 2½-inch), and two rear 2½-inch preconnects (one 2½-inch reduced to 1¾-inch, and the other reduced to 1¾-inch);
- UPF 1,020-gallon water and 30-gallon Class A foam tanks;
- GORTITE roll-up compartment doors;
- TNT rescue tool;
- CARDIAC SCIENCE AED; and
- light and power with a HARRISON 10-kw hydraulic generator and WHELEN scene lighting.
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The Gettysburg (PA) Fire Department designed this RESCUE 1 rescue truck to respond primarily to motor vehicle accidents and other types of vehicle, rope, and swiftwater rescues, says Assistant Chief Brandon Hiller. The truck has a walk-in body, which provides adequate storage and an area for donning/doffing equipment in a climate-controlled environment. It can also deploy up to six rescue tools.
Features/Equipment:
- SEAGRAVE Attacker chassis with a 223-inch wheelbase and a two-seat cab;
- CUMMINS ISX 12 500-hp diesel engine;
- 22-foot, four-inch walk-in body with five seats and a flat roof;
- TRI MAX 30 portable foam system;
- PIERCE ARROW 10-ton front winch;
- WARN 9,000-pound portable winch with three receivers;
- ZONE DEFENSE backup camera;
- five HANNAY reels (two electric cord, four hydraulic, and one air);
- PHYSIO CONTROL and MEDTRONIC AEDs; and
- light and power with an ONAN 35-kw direct-drive PTO generator, WILL BURT NS 4.5 light tower, and POWER LITE and FRC flood/scene lights.
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The Manchester (CT) Fire Department designed this MARION BODY WORKS pumper to be a paramedic engine and carry RIT equipment, says Lieutenant Michael Tomkunas. The engine meets department standards with double-frame rails, a large pump and power plant, and adequate compartment space.
Features/Equipment:
- SPARTAN Gladiator chassis 204-inch wheelbase, four seats, a 10-inch raised-roof, and side cab doors for storage of PPE and SCBA;
- CUMMINS ISX 12 450-hp diesel engine;
- ALS (including a PHYSIO CONTROL AED) and BLS equipment stored in a heated body compartment and wheel well sleeves storing spare SCBA cylinders, hand extinguishers, and wheel chocks;
- HALE Qmax single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump with 1¾-inch front bumper trashline, two 1¾-inch crosslays, one-inch booster reel midship, ELKHART Vulcan deck gun with TFT Extenda-Gun, and two rear 2½-inch discharges;
- ZIAMATIC ladder rack holding 54 feet of ground ladders; and
- light and power with a HARRISON six-kw PTO/hydraulic generator, WHELEN brow and scene lights, and a HANNAY electric cord reel.
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