The Woodstock (NH) Fire Department
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designed its EMERGENCY ONE pumper for firefighting in a small community that is 90 percent rural, according to Chief William R. Mellett. The department protects 1,006 residents in a jurisdiction occupying 58.4 square miles.
Features/Equipment
- FREIGHTLINER FL-80 chassis with 234-inch wheelbase;
- cab seating for five;
- CUMMINS 6CTA-8.3 300-hp diesel engine;
- ALLISON MD 3060 automatic transmission;
- HALE QSG single-stage, 1,250-gpm pump;
- one 11/2-inch crosslay with 150 feet of hose;
- one two-inch crosslay with 100 feet of hose;
- rear preconnect of 200 feet of two-inch hose;
- four-inch, right-side discharge;
- EMERGENCY ONE 1,000-gallon poly water tank; and
- aluminum body with eight storage compartments.
The Beloit (WI) Fire Department
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has used a quint since 1974, and it has worked well for them, according to Deputy Chief Bryan Northrop. This standard design SUTPHEN aerial tower enables the department to adequately protect this medium-sized, 18-square-mile community of 35,000. The jurisdiction includes two major older industrial complexes; the majority of its buildings are of older construction. The platform is useful at large fires and at multiple rescues at small private college dormitories.
Features/Equipment
- custom chassis with 252-inch wheelbase;
- full-tilt cab with four seats;
- DETROIT Series 60 500-hp diesel engine;
- ALLISON HD 4060 automatic transmission;
- HALE QSMG single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump;
- right-side, five-inch discharge;
- 500 feet of five-inch hose;
- CUSTOM FIBERGLASS 300-gallon water tank;
- 100-foot aerial tower with 1,000-pound payload capacity;
- four-inch waterway feeding ELKHART 800-gpm monitor;
- 18-foot outrigger spread;
- stainless-steel body with 10 storage compartments;
- ONAN 7.5-kw diesel generator; and
- four HAVIS SHIELDS Kwik-Raze 500-watt floodlights (two each behind cab and platform).
The Post Falls (ID) Fire Protection District
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uses its AMERICAN LAFRANCE rescue truck primarily for extrications in its district and on mutual aid. Lieutenant Ron Graham says the district fabricated a Class A foam system on board for fire protection at motor vehicle accidents and uses the truck as an air supply unit at fires. The jurisdiction occupies 56 square miles and has a population of 18,000.
Features/Equipment
- FREIGHTLINER FL-70 chassis with 216-inch wheelbase;
- cab seating for five;
- CATERPILLAR CFE 300-hp diesel engine;
- ALLISON MD 3060PR automatic transmission;
- 16-foot aluminum nonwalk-in body with nine storage compartments;
- ROBINSON rollup doors;four eye bolts (two each side) rated at 4,000 pounds each for rope rescue work;
- A.M.P.S. eight-kw hydraulic PTO generator;four HAVIS SHIELDS Kwik-Raze 500-watt telescoping flood lights;
- six WHELEN fixed scene lights on sides/rear of body;
- four 4,500-psi bottle air cascade system;
- shop-built 60-gallon (58 gallons of water, two gallons of foam) Class A foam system pressurized by the cascade system;
- RAMSEY five-ton, front-mounted winch; and
- RUDD-O-MATIC auto chains.
