By Bill Adams Pundits and commentators expound on the firematic benefits of using L-shaped booster tanks on pumpers. Apparatus manufacturers (OEMs) promote rigs with “New York City style” low hosebeds. (See Apparatus Purchasing: FDNY-Style Hosebeds,...
FDIC International is a great place to see what departments across the country are building into their new rigs. It gives attendees a sampling from manufacturers located across the country, and most attendees...
By Bill Adams All the purchasing specification said was, “The bumper shall be 95 inches wide with 45-degree corners and side plates.” Unless the reader is the preferred dealer who wrote the document, that statement has little to no intrinsic value. It’s possible the...
Type Commercial Pumper Chassis Freightliner Body Extruded Aluminum Body Pump Side-mount 1,500-gpm Waterous CSU Pump Foam Foam Pro 2002, 200-gallon tank Tank 750-gallon water tank More...
By Alan M. Petrillo The Ramsey (IN) Volunteer Fire Department covers 113 square miles of fire district through four fire stations, each housing an engine, tanker, and brush truck and staffed by 34 volunteer firefighters. The department, which has a total of 19...
Photos and description by Lindsay Dye Engine 1 began service on March 16, 2018, with the Lowry Crossing (TX) Volunteer Fire Department. The rig is built on a Ferrara Cinder cab and chassis with an 8-inch...
By Alan M. Petrillo The Coplay (PA) Fire Department needed to replace a 30-year-old engine and an equally aging rescue truck. But instead of purchasing two new vehicles, it decided to merge their functions...
By Alan M. Petrillo The Skippack (PA) Fire Company runs to a lot of motor vehicle accidents where it sends its heavy rescue, backed up by a pumper in case water has to be flowed. But, the process means that...
TYPE Custom Pumper CHASSIS Igniter BODY Extruded Aluminum Body PUMP Side Mount - Hale Qflo 1,250-gpm FOAM Foam Pro 2002, 20-gallon foam cell TANK 1,000-gallon water
Truck Type: Custom Pumper Dealer: Sunbelt Fire Dealer Phone: 800-642-8484 Ext. 103 Email Address: drhodes@sunbeltfire.com Shop Order: 141637 More Information: Body: Extruded aluminum Chassis: Typhoon XL with 67.5″ CA Engine: Cummins L9...
Truck Type: Custom Pumpers Dealer: Techno-feu Dealer Phone: Email Address: Shop Order: 141845 More Information: Body: Extruded aluminum Chassis: Cyclone with 67.5″ CA Engine: Cummins ISX12 450-hp Tank: 720-gallon water; 30 gallon foam...
CHASSIS KME 96" Severe Service LFD with 10" Raised Roof EZ Trac Hydraulic AWD System Valvac Heated & Remote Control Mirrors DRIVE TRAIN Cummins ISL 9 400 HP Engine Allison 3000 EVS Transmission PUMP & TANK Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm Single-Stage Pump 750 Gallon Poly...
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