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The Anderson Township (OH) Fire Department designed this SUMMIT FIRE APPARATUS pumper to handle general firefighting, EMS, hazmat, and rescue responses.

The Anderson Township (OH) Fire Department designed this SUMMIT FIRE APPARATUS pumper to handle general firefighting, EMS, hazmat, and rescue responses. Chief Mark Ober says that the pump controls are protected by a roll-up door for faster repairs (no removal of panels), visual ability for engineers to check the vehicle and understand its operations, and protection from the elements. The side-mount pump panel shortens the vehicle’s length, and the low speedlays make for easier deployment along with the large supply line hosebed of 60 inches.

Features/Equipment:

SPARTAN Metro Star chassis with 200-inch wheelbase and four-seat cab with an EMS cabinet and a 10-inch raised roof;

CUMMINS ISL 9 450-hp diesel engine;

CFP 500-gallon water and 50-gallon foam tanks;

HANSEN roll-up compartment doors and wheel well sleeves for six spare SCBA cylinders;

• rear ladder storage;

HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump (in enclosed compartment) with a Foamlogix 2.1 system, four speedlays (two 1¾-inch in front bumper and a 1¾- and 2½-inch each mounted low midship), two rear 2½-inch discharges, and a TFT Crossfire monitor. (All four speedlays and the 2½-inch discharges are on a manifold with the Class A foam system.);

RUDD rotogrip tire chains;

MITO CORPORATION camera system (four-sided with a screen at the pump panel);

GENESIS rescue tool;

PHYSIO CONTROL Life Pak 15 defibrillator and 12-lead capable;

• light and power with a SMART POWER 10-kw hydraulic generator, FRC telescoping and brow lights, WHELEN scene lights, LED 12-volt additional scene lighting for all types of responses, and a HANNAY electric cord reel.

To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com

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