Apparatus Deliveries: March 2021

Apparatus Deliveries By John M. Malecky
Stony Point (NY) Fire Department

The Stony Point (NY) Fire Department has placed in service this dive/water rescue unit built by RESCUE 1 MFG.

Features/Equipment:
  • INTERNATIONAL MV607 chassis with a 232-inch wheelbase and five-seat cab;
  • CUMMINS B6.7 340-hp diesel engine;
  • 16-foot walk-in aluminum rescue body with command desk area and bench seat with storage underneath;
  • ROM roll-up compartment doors;
  • 15-foot electric controlled awning by MIRAGE;
  • NORCOLD 2.7-cubic-foot refrigerator;
  • Interior custom cabinets for water/dive storage equipment;
  • FEDERAL SIGNAL backup camera with 5.6-inch LCD monitor; and
  • WHELEN scene lighting.

To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com


Osceola (WI) Fire Department

The Osceola (WI) Fire Department placed in service this CUSTOM FIRE pumper with a telescoping waterway.

Features/Equipment:
  • KENWORTH T-320 chassis with a 246-inch wheelbase;
  • CUMMINS PX9 500-hp diesel engine;
  • WATEROUS CMUC20 two-stage 1,500-gpm pump with six-inch rear intake, two- and 2½-inch speedlay discharges and one-inch HANNAY booster reel;
  • UPF 800-gallon water tank;
  • SPARTAN 65-foot Telesqurt with an ELKHART hydraulic nozzle- and aerial-tip-mounted COMMAND LIGHT;
  • CUSTOM FIRE hydraulic ladder rack;
  • slide-in suction hose and pike pole storage;
  • ROM roll-up compartment doors; and
  • HANNAY electric cord and air reels.

To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com


North Olmsted (OH) Fire Department

The North Olmsted (OH) Fire Department has in service this SUTPHEN platform quint which replaces an old 75-foot aerial. The unit is first out and can be used interchangeably as an engine or a truck company.

Features/Equipment:
  • Monarch heavy-duty chassis with six-seat cab;
  • CUMMINS ISX 12 500-hp diesel engine;
  • HALE Qmax single-stage 1,500-gpm pump with a six-inch front intake, 1¾-inch front bumper line, and three crosslays (two 1¾-inch and one 2½-inch);
  • UPF 500-gallon water tank;
  • Model SPH 100 100-foot aerial tower with two AKRON Stream Master platform monitors (one with stacked tips and one with a remote-controlled nozzle); and
  • light and power with a SMART POWER eight-kw hydraulic generator and WHELEN scene lighting.

To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com


North Liberty (IA) Fire Department

The North Liberty (IA) Fire Department operates this pumper/tanker built by DANKO EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT.

Features/Equipment:
  • FREIGHTLINER M2 106 chassis;
  • CUMMINS L9 350-hp diesel engine;
  • HALE RSD-J 1,250-gpm pump with midship crosslays;
  • UPF 200-gallon water tank with dual rear direct tank fills;
  • rear NEWTON 10-inch swivel dump valve;
  • ZICO hydraulic fold tank rack;
  • ONSPOT tire chains;
  • ROM roll-up compartment doors; and
  • ROCCO dual vision backup camera.

To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com

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