apparatus deliveries ❘ by john M. malecky
The Rabun County (GA) Fire Department has this LAKE ASSAULT fireboat to protect the Rabun Lake, Georgia, community. Residents, visitors, and Geo Power facilities on the lake are susceptible to wildfires.
Features/Equipment:
- Twenty-six feet in length;
- twin 175-hp MERCURY outboards;
- DARLEY PSDE 1,250-gpm pump powered by a marinized GM V-6 gasoline engine;
- 63-inch hydraulic bow door capable of transporting ATV’s plus a swing-out dive door and davit crane with two access points;
- TFT Hurricane monitor; and
- four discharges that feed shoreline standpipes for ground-based operations.
To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com
The O.W.L. Volunteer Fire Department (Woodbridge, Virginia) operates this air and light truck built by Hackney Emergency Vehicles.
Features/Equipment:
- KENWORTH T-370 chassis powered by a PACCAR/CUMMINS PX-9 380-hp diesel engine;
- 18.8-foot stainless-steel body;
- ONAN 40-kw PTO generator;
- WILL BURT Night Scan;
- WHELEN scene lights;
- two A&E awnings;
- BAUER 25-cfm air compressor;
- six-cylinder air cascade system;
- storage for 42 spare SCBA cylinders; and
- a ROSCO VISION rearview camera.
To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com
The Blue Hill (ME) Fire Department added this 4 GUYS pumper built on a Spartan Metro Star chassis.
Features/Equipment:
- A two-door cab with a rear storage compartment and a CUMMINS L9 450-hp diesel engine;
- WATEROUS CSC20C 1,250-gpm pump with a top-mount panel and a MARADYNE 12-volt heater in the pump house
- UPF 1,000-gallon water and 20-gallon (integral) foam tanks;
- rear A.H. STOCK/NEWTON 10-inch square electric dump valve with a manual extension;
- WHELEN scene lighting; and
- ASA VOYAGER rearview camera system.
To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com
