Apparatus Deliveries

The Walled Lake (MI) Fire and Rescue Department protects residential and business occupancies and some light industries.

Captain Matthew D. Salow, a full-time fire officer, says that last year, 70 percent of the department’s calls were medical. This SEAGRAVE pumper is designed to carry basic life support (BLS) equipment and standard firefighting equipment. The three-square-mile district of 7,000 includes a five-mile-wide lake.

Features/Equipment:

• TB chassis with 217-inch wheelbase;
• cab seating for four;
• DETROIT Series 60 diesel engine;
• ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
• WATEROUS CSU single-stage, 1,750-gpm pump;
• top-mount pump panel;
• preconnected six-inch front intake;
• front trashline with 100 feet of 13/4-inch hose;
• two speedlays with 250 feet of 13/4-inch hose;
• three crosslays (one 250-foot of 13/4-inch hose, two 200-foot of three-inch hose);
• right-side, four-inch discharge with five-inch adapter;
• TFT Crossfire monitor with Extenda-Gun and three-inch piping;
• UPF 750-gallon water tank;
• 1,300 feet of five-inch hose;
• stainless-steel body with eight storage compartments;
• ROBINSON rollup doors;
• A.M.P.S. six-kw hydraulic generator;
• HANNAY electric cord reel;
• three GFE Extenda-Lite 1,000-watt floodlights (two midship, one on right side on tripod);
• SEAGRAVE hydraulic ladder rack;
• medical compartment inside cab, replacing two forward rear seats; and
• BULLARD handheld thermal imaging camera.

The Poplar Bluff (MO) Fire Department designed this SMEAL unit as a first-response pumper and aerial unit, according to Firefighter Ralph Stucker.

It has a shorter wheelbase to maneuver around narrow streets and is stationed in an older downtown area with multistoried buildings. Hose chutes on both sides of the ladder allow for either forward or reverse hoselays. It has high side compartments since ground ladders are stored through the rear of the vehicle. The 12-square-mile city has a population of 16,889.

Features/Equipment:

• SPARTAN Metro Star chassis with 190-inch wheelbase;
• cab seating for six;
• CUMMINS ISC 330-hp diesel engine;
• ALLISON MD 3060 automatic transmission;
• WATEROUS CMUY single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump;
• crosslays with two 150-foot, 13/4-inch attack lines;
• 100 feet of 13/4-inch line in front bumper;
• five-inch, right-side discharge;
• 1,000 feet of three-inch hose with two 150-foot attack lines in chutes;
• AKRON 95-gpm foam eductor system;
• UPF 30-gallon foam tank;
• UPF 500-gallon water tank;
• 1,000 feet of five-inch hose;
• four-inch inlet for aerial ladder waterway;
• SMEAL 55-foot aerial ladder with 500-pound tip load;
• 131/2-foot outrigger spread;
• AKRON Stream Master 1,000-gpm ladderpipe;
• aluminum body with seven storage compartments;
• LISTER PETTER 5.5-kw diesel generator;
• two FIRE RESEARCH 500-watt floodlights midship;
• four HAVIS SHIELDS Collins FX-12 spot/floodlights on aerial; and
• extrication tools.

The Sewanee (TN) Fire Department protects 75 square miles of rural, suburban, and urban areas with a population of 2,000.

Chief Jimmy David Green says this EMERGENCY ONE pumper operates as a compact attack unit capable of delivering a large amount of water through multiple lines with a crew of up to five firefighters.

Features/Equipment:

• Cyclone II chassis with 180-inch wheelbase;
• cab seating for six;
• CUMMINS M11 400-hp diesel engine;
• ALLISON HD 4060 automatic transmission;
• HALE QSMG single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump;
• topmount pump panel;
• AKRON foam system;
• crosslay of 200 feet of 13/4-inch line, plumbed for foam;
• four 13/4-inch lines off rear (one 150 feet, two 200 feet, and one 250 feet);
• rear booster reel with 200 feet of one-inch line;
• three 21/2-inch discharges with three-inch adapters (two on side, one rear);
• prepiped TFT Crossfire 1,250-gpm monitor;
• EMERGENCY ONE 1,000-gallon poly tank;
• 30-gallon foam tank;
• aluminum body with nine storage compartments;
• GENERAC six-kw gasoline generator; and
• four HAVIS SHIELDS 500-watt floodlights (two midship, two rear).

The Southwest Adams County (CO) Fire Protection District No. 2 designed this PIERCE rescue truck to carry specialized equipment to address major highway developments, which have increased the number of rescue calls, according to Chief George DiTolla.

The 10-square-mile district includes a population of 40,000.

Features/Equipment:

• Dash 2000 chassis with 192-inch wheelbase;
• tilt cab with 22-inch raised roof and six seats;
• DETROIT Series 60 430-hp diesel engine;
• ALLISON HD 4060PR automatic transmission;
• aluminum body with 16 storage compartments;
• ANSUL AFFF suppression system with front and rear discharges;
• front and rear preconnects, each with 150 feet of 13/4-inch hose;
• 100-gallon AFFF tank;
• WINCO 25-kw PTO generator;
• WILL BURT six-kw Night Scan;
• two HAVIS SHIELDS Alpha 2000 750-watt scene lights on body;
• storage for 24 spare SCBA cylinders;
• LUKAS rescue tools;
• ZODIAC boat with water rescue and ice rescue equipment;
• haz-mat equipment; and
• collapse rescue equipment.