Apparatus Deliveries

The LeDuc County Fire Services (Nisku, Alberta, Canada) has in service a CAFS mini-pumper and a tanker built by FORT GARRY FIRE TRUCKS. Fleet and Equipment Maintenance Coordinator Gerald Haakenson says the mini-pumper makes maximum use of limited water resources and is used as a supplement for rescues and primary ground cover fires. The tanker replaced a single-axle vehicle and works with other apparatus to shuttle water to pumpers at ground cover fires and structure fires.

Features/Equipment (CAFS mini-pumper):

• DODGE 5500 chassis with 174-inch wheelbase and crew cab with two seats and rear storage;
• CUMMINS 6.7-liter diesel engine with AISIN AS69RC six-speed automatic transmission;
• DARLEY Mustang 150-/60-Imperial gpm rear-mounted pump with two auto valve discharges, FOAM PRO 1600 system, and one 3.4-inch speedlay;
• TEE JET ground nozzles;
• PRO POLY 200-Imperial gallon water and 20-gallon foam tanks;
• 10-foot Thunderbolt aluminum body with AMDOR roll-up compartment doors; and
• lighting with eight FRC floodlights (two telescopic and six scene).

Features/Equipment (Tanker):

• INTERNATIONAL 7400 6 × 4 chassis with 209-inch wheelbase and two-seat cab;
• INTERNATIONAL MaxxForce 9 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 3000 EVS automatic transmission;
• DARLEY HM single-stage, 500-gpm pump with underslung pump panel and pump-and-roll capability;
• Diamond model tanker body;
• PRO POLY 2,500-gallon water tank with 10-inch NEWTON dump valve and 36-inch stainless-steel 180° swivel chute;
• ON SPOT tire chains; and
• Six FRC scene lights on body.

The Wilton (ME) Fire Department uses this HME quint as a first-out truck interchangeably with fire attack and aerial capabilities, says Chief Sonny Dunham. The department also uses the quint to support its rescue truck in related responses.

Features/Equipment:

• Model 1871 MFDXL Spectr chassis with 220-inch wheelbase and six-seat cab;
• CUMMINS ISX 12 500-hp diesel engine with ALLISON 4000-EVS automatic transmission;
• HALE Qmax single-stage, 2,000-gpm pump with 1¾-inch front bumper line and three crosslays (two 1¾-inch and one 2½-inch);
• APR 400-gallon water tank;
• RK 78-foot aerial ladder with 500-pound tip load and 15-foot six-inch outrigger spread;
• two-sided turntable access;
• ELKHART Vulcan RF ladder pipe;
• through-the-torque box ground ladder storage and side-stacked hose load;
• GORTITE roll-up compartment doors and four wheel well sleeves for spare SCBA and hand fire extinguishers;
• DEFIBTECH AED; and
• light and power with a HONDA five-kw gasoline generator, two WHELEN floodlights at the ladder tip and two COLLINS spot/floodlights at the ladder base.