Apparatus Deliveries: October 2019

The Green Township (OH) Fire & EMS has in service this pumper built by SUMMIT FIRE APPARATUS.

The Green Township (OH) Fire & EMS has in service this pumper built by SUMMIT FIRE APPARATUS.

Features/Equipment:
  • SPARTAN Metro Star chassis;
  • CUMMINS L9 450-hp diesel engine;
  • HALE 1,500-gpm pto pump with two crosslays and a 1¾-inch line in an extreme-duty extended front bumper;
  • CUSTOM COMPOSITE fiberglass 500-gallon water tank;
  • TFT Monsoon monitor with remote control;
  • SMART POWER six-kw hydraulic generator, two HANNAY electric cord reels, and an electric ladder rack.

To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com


The Leduc County Fire Department, Nisku, Alberta, Canada, combined three types of pumpers into one design. Fleet/Equipment Maintenance Coordinator Gerald Haakenson says the department’s FORT GARRY FIRE TRUCKS pumper has a short wheelbase, custom chassis, a large water tank for rural firefighting, foam capability, and pump-and-roll capability with a midship pump. Besides fires, it can answer medical and motor vehicle accident calls.

The Leduc County Fire Department, Nisku, Alberta, Canada, combined three types of pumpers into one design. Fleet/Equipment Maintenance Coordinator Gerald Haakenson says the department’s FORT GARRY FIRE TRUCKS pumper has a short wheelbase, custom chassis, a large water tank for rural firefighting, foam capability, and pump-and-roll capability with a midship pump. Besides fires, it can answer medical and motor vehicle accident calls.

Features/Equipment:
  • SPARTAN Metro Star MFD chassis with a 189-inch wheelbase and five-seat cab with a 10-inch raised roof and storage cabinet;
  • CUMMINS L9 380-hp diesel engine;
  • DARLEY DSD single-stage 1,250-gpm pump with a FOAM PRO 2001 system, two 2½-inch crosslays (one foam capable), two 1¾-inch crosslays foam capable, one rear 2½-inch discharge, and an ELKHART Cobra EXM monitor;
  • a unique rear panel with four- and five-inch rear intakes with side and rear controls for rural drafting in tight locations;
  • PRO POLY 1,200-gallon water and 12-gallon Class A and 28-gallon Class B foam tanks;
  • AMDOR roll-up compartment doors;
  • ZICO electric ladder rack;
  • ONSPOT tire chains; and
  • light and power with a HONDA five-kw gasoline driven generator and FRC telescoping and scene lights.

To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com


The Bloomfield-Genoa City Fire Rescue, Pell Lake, Wisconsin, designed this MARION BODY WORKS pumper with extra storage space to replace an old pumper and two old squads. Chief Fredrick Schalow says the unit is first out for fire alarms, mutual aid, structure fires, technical rescues, and hazmats and is second out for motor vehicle accidents. It also has a large water tank because half of the jurisdiction is without hydrants.

The Bloomfield-Genoa City Fire Rescue, Pell Lake, Wisconsin, designed this MARION BODY WORKS pumper with extra storage space to replace an old pumper and two old squads. Chief Fredrick Schalow says the unit is first out for fire alarms, mutual aid, structure fires, technical rescues, and hazmats and is second out for motor vehicle accidents. It also has a large water tank because half of the jurisdiction is without hydrants.

Features/Equipment:
  • SPARTAN Metro Star MFD chassis with a 210-inch wheelbase and five-seat cab with a 24-inch raised roof and interior storage cabinet;
  • CUMMINS L9 450-hp diesel engine;
  • 24-inch extended front bumper with a six-inch front intake and a 2½-inch discharge with a 1½-inch wye having a 1¾-inch preconnect;
  • WATEROUS CSU single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with an Aquis 3.0 foam system, two 1¾-inch speedlays, three 2½-inch rear discharges, and a TNT Crossfire monitor;
  • UPF 1,000-gallon water and 20-gallon foam tanks;
  • through-the-tank storage for 41 feet of ground ladders and two pike poles;
  • AMDOR roll-up compartment doors;
  • AMKUS rescue tools;
  • LAERDAL Heart Start AED;
  • rehab and ice rescue equipment; and
  • light and power with a HARRISON six-kw hydraulic generator, WHELEN brow, scene, and telescoping floodlights, and two HANNAY electric cords reels.

To request information go to fireeng.hotims.com

Bus Full of Kids Slides into Ditch in MI

A school bus packed with 37 children careened off a dirt road and into a ditch Thursday in Washtenaw County.

NH Firefighters Extinguish Car Fire Started by Incendiary Device

Police and fire officials are investigating after a car was intentionally set on fire Wednesday evening, possibly with a Molotov cocktail.