BY JOHN M. MALECKY
The Kearney (MO) Fire Rescue Protection District has placed a PIERCE pumper and two AMERICAN LAFRANCE ambulances in service. According to Chief Larry E. Pratt, the engine is designed as a rescue pumper and answers fire, rescue, and EMS calls. The ambulances are designed for flexibility so the crews can carry turnouts and SCBA, and the heavier chassis provides a longer vehicle life.
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Features/Equipment (rescue pumper):
- Quantum chassis, 219-inch wheelbase, and four-seat cab with medical compartment;
- DETROIT Series 60 430-hp diesel engine with ALLISON HD 4060PR automatic transmission;
- WATEROUS CSUY single-stage 1,500-gpm pump with five-inch front and four-inch rear intakes, 11/2-inch front bumper line, three speedlays (two 13/4-inch, one 21/2-inch), prepiped AKRON Apollo Hi Riser monitor, and HYPRO Foam Pro 1600 Class A system;
- UPF 750-gallon water and 30-gallon foam tanks;
- DOVER rollup doors and enclosed compartment for backboard and Stokes litter; light/power with WESTERBEKE 10-kw diesel generator, three-kw SVI Command Light, two GFE tripod lights, six WELDON 2010 scene lights, and two HANNAY electric cord reels;
- RAMSEY 21/2-ton portable winch with four receivers;
- two-cylinder, 4,500-psi air cascade system with two-bottle fill station;
- two LUKAS hydraulic rescue tools with 100-foot reels, water and trench rescue equipment;
- PIERCE hydraulic ladder/hard suction hose rack; and
- ONSPOT ice chains.
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Features/Equipment (ambulances):
- FREIGHTLINER FL-60 extended cab chassis with 194-inch wheelbase, two seats, turnout and SCBA storage, ROBINSON rollup doors, and air ride system;
- CATERPILLAR CFE 250HT diesel engine with ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
- MedicMaster MD-3 ambulance body design with ZICO vertical H oxygen cylinder electric lift and EVS child seat incorporated into pedestal seatbase;
- two FRC and four WHELEN scene lights on sides of body; and
- INTEC back-up camera and ONSPOT ice chains.
The Paint Township Volunteer Fire Department in Winesburg, Ohio, protects a totally rural area. Chief Dennis Scheufler says the department designed this EMERGENCY ONE pumper with a rear intake to draft from a portable tank to avoid blocking the road. All exterior lights can be turned on from the cab.
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Features/Equipment:
- PETERBILT 330 medium-duty chassis with 254-inch wheelbase and five-seat cab;
- CUMMINS ISC 330-hp diesel engine with ALLISON MD 3060P automatic transmission;
- HALE Qmax single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump with six-inch intake and 21/2-inch tank fill, 13/4-inch and 21/2-inch preconnects (all in the rear), 13/4-inch preconnect in right running board, and HYPRO Foam Pro 2001 system;
- EMERGENCY ONE 1,000-gallon poly water tank and 20-gallon Class A foam tank;
- ONSPOT ice chains; and
- light and power with an A.M.P.S. eight-kw PTO generator, four HAVIS SHIELDS floodlights (two midship, two with tripods in rear), and HANNAY reel with 200 feet of electric cord.
Photo by Steve Loftin.
