APPARATUS DELIVERIES
The lake Huntington, New York Fire Department is a small volunteer unit with 25 members. The area is growing rapidly, says Chief Edward Kraack, and the department wanted to replace an aging 750-gpm pumper with a new unit with larger capacities to handle an increase in calls.
Their new Sutphen pumper seats five and has a 195-inch wheel-base. It features a 3-position Jake Brake. The pump is a Hale QSMG, 1500-gpm single-stage with a 1 ½-inch rear intake for expedient refill of the 1,000-gallon water tank. The unit has two crosslays for 1 ½inch attack lines and one for 2 ½-inch. It also has two high-pressure booster reels and carries 1,500 feet of 3-inch hose.
Tool and equipment storage includes one full-height beavertail compartment on the driver side and a half-height one on the officer side. Back-up, stop, and directional signals are mounted on compartment backs to allow for unobstructed view. The pumper also features a 2,000-watt inverter with two rear-mounted reels of 150 feet of electric cord each and two Federal model FL35F telescoping Nightfighter lights mounted at the forward section of the body.
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The Boring, Oregon Fire Protection District is a combination department that protects a rural and residential area covering 64 square miles. In 1970, it developed the Rural Water Shuttle Procedures, which is now used statewide. Its new Marion Body rescue unit is built on a Ford F Super Duty chassis and has a 137-inch wheelbase and seating for three.
Fire Chief Matt Shields says that this chassis—with its 14,500-lb. GCW—carries its required loading more safely and efficiently than the standard 11,000-lb. units, while maintaining compact and maneuverable design. Four-wheel disc brakes improve the safety of the vehicle, according to the chief.
The vehicle has a nine-foot all-aluminum rescue body with seven exterior compartments and one roof compartment. It has a 4,800watt Dynamote inverter and features two 500-watt Churchville telelights at the front of the body. It features a cellular phone and traffic control equipment and carries various supplies including MAST trousers, a semiautomatic defibrillator, Hurst Tool, air bags, and a steep-angle rope rescue kit.
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The German Township, Indiana Volunteer Fire Department recently purchased a Warner Bodies rescue squad on a Ford Super Duty chassis. German Township is a suburb of Evansville consisting of 50 square miles and a population of 12,000. Two state highways and 1-64 are in the response area.
Chief John Buckman says one of their objectives was to increase storage capacities. The unit carries the department’s emergency medical and water rescue equipment as well as extrication equipment and a six-bottle cascade system for SCBA bottle refilling. Two Hannay reels with 100 feet of hose allow quick action of rescue equipment. It has gasoline-driven, 3 5-kw Winco generator as well as two 500-watt, quick-release Extend-a-Lites. A six-ton winch is mounted within the front bumper.
I he rear of the vehicle body is outfitted to function as a command post with planning equipment and multifrequency radio capabilities. Ihe unit has eight exterior tool compartments and seats seven.
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Exxon, USA has recently placed in service a new foam pumper at its Bayonne, New Jersey plant. Fred Albietz of Exxon explains that the new pumper will not only serve firefighting purposes at the plant but will also be used for mutual-aid for the city of Bayonne Emergency Response Committee.
According to Albietz, this apparatus replaces two 900-gallon foam dumpster boxes, which had to be retired due to excessive corrosion and poor reliability. The dumpsters also had a high manpower requirement plus a dedicated pumper to place each in operation. The new unit is more versatile and can handle all of the firefighting needs with a minimum of manpower. The pumper can discharge water or foam off the seven outlets in any combination.
The foam unit is built by Chubb National Foam on a GMC Topkick chassis with cab seating for two. It has a wheelbase of 173 inches and is equipped with a Male QLC two-stage 1250 pump. It has an Albany No. 1 1.5 foam concentrate pump and a CNF Servo-Command foam proportioning system rated at 1,500 gpm (it 250 psi from a hydrant.
The unit carries no water but has a 1,000-gallon fiberglass foam tank. The pumper body has eight tool compartments and hose capacity for 1,500 feet of 2 ½-inch and 400 feet of 1 ½-inch hose.
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The Beekmantown Volunteer Fire Department in West Chazy, New York covers 75 square miles, with more than 60 percent of the town in an uphill direction. About 30 percent of the town is residential and the rest is wooded area, according to Chief V. Jim Favreau.
Because the department relies primarily on tanker shuttles, it purchased a new J.C. Moore tanker-pumper. The unit has an International Model S-2600 chassis and a J.C. Moore Industries body with cab seating for two. The pump is a Darley Champion singlestage 1,250-gpm with a black vinyl panel. There are three mattydale trays—two for 1 ½-inch attack lines and one for 2 ½-inch. The 2,500gallon water tank is equipped with an eight-inch rear dump valve.
The body has six tool compartments and carries a 2,000-gallon portable tank. Additional equipment includes a 45-foot extension ladder. 20-foot roof ladder, four20-foot pike poles, and two 500watt quartz floodlights at the forward part of the tanker body. The unit carries 1,000 feet of four-inch hose. (Photo by Lee Andrews.)
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The city of Santa Rosa, California has a population of 100,000 and only one manned ladder company. Its department, according to Firefighter Robert Stratton, needed pumpers with ample compartment space capable of carrying a variety of different firefighting and rescue tools. It purchased two from Beck Fire Apparatus.
The department specified an overhead ladder rack mounted on the right side of the unit. The rack keeps the ladders stored safely and provides additional side compartment space, according to Stratton. The ladders are easier to remove from the unit because they hang at chest level.
The pumpers are built on an Ottawa custom chassis and feature four-door cabs. They each have a 184-inch wheelbase.
The pump is a Darley 1,500 single-stage with a three-inch pipe feeding a Stang Intelligent monitor with smooth bore stacked tip. There are five midship 2 ½-inch discharges and one at the rear plus two 1 Vi-inch transverse discharges and two at the rear.
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The Los Alamos County, New Mexico Fire Department protects a 110-square-mile area that includes Los Alamos National Laboratories; the residential and commercial facilities of a community of about 20,000 people; an airport; and a heavily wooded forest area. The fire department recently purchased a Pierce quint featuring a 105-foot elevating platform.
According to Fire Chief Don Visconti, the quint serves as a pumper on backup for other responding units. The platform provides ladder service and aerial attack when proximity to the incident is a factor for crew safety. High-angle rescue is also enhanced by the quint.
Built on a Pierce Arrow chassis, the unit is 47 feet, 9 inches long; features a Waterous CM 1,250-gpm single-stage pump; and carries 200 gallons of water. It has a five-inch rear intake and three-inch pipe feeding the platform. The platform has a 500-lb. payload capacity and a 12-foot outrigger spread. Other features include a 6-kw Onan diesel generator, four telescoping floodlights, and 163 feet of ground ladders.
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