Apparatus Deliveries
The Nashville (TN) Fire Department uses this LUVERNE quint (one of four) for firefighting, ladder operations, and extrications, Chief Norman Dozier explains. The apparatus must maneuver on the interstate, urban, suburban, and rural roads within the city`s 533 square miles. Nashville`s population is 520,000.
Features/Equipment:
AMERICAN LAFRANCE Eagle chassis with 240-inch wheelbase;
cab seating for six;
DETROIT Series 60 500-hp diesel engine;
ALLISON HD 4060P automatic transmission;
AMERICAN LAFRANCE single-stage, 1,500-gpm pump;
two crosslays, each with 200 feet of 134-inch hose;
75-foot AERIAL INNOVATIONS aerial ladder with 500-pound
tipload;
four-inch waterway fed by two 212-inch rear intakes;
AKRON Stream Master electric monitor on aerial tip;
16-foot outrigger spread;
UPF 500-gallon water tank;
aluminum body with eight storage compartments;
ROBINSON rollup doors;
A.M.P.S. six-kw PTO generator; and
four HAVIS SHIELDS Kwik-Raze 500-watt telescoping floodlights.
