Apparatus Showcase: October 2021

delivery of the month

HME Ahrens-Fox—Milan Township (OH) Fire Department pumper. HME Ahrens-Fox 1871W MFDxl cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; UPF Poly 1,045-gallon water tank; 30-gallon foam cell; HME Ahrens-Fox direct injection Class A foam system. Dealer: Chris Niswander, Fire Safety Services, Huntsville, OH. (Photo by Jaimie Hudson.)


SVI Trucks—Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue Department hazmat vehicle. Sutphen Monarch 73-inch 4-door cab and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; 28-foot walk-in hazmat body; Command Light CL series with six SpectraMax LED fixtures; Onan 20-kW diesel generator; cab/body walk-through with interior desks and cabinets. Dealer: David Stonitsch, South Florida Emergency Vehicles, Fort Myers, FL.


CustomFIRE—Hanover (MN) Fire Department pumper. Spartan Gladiator cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSUC20 1,500-gpm pump; 1,200-gallon polypropylene water tank; 30-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2001 single-agent foam system; Harrison 8-kW generator; Will-Burt Night Scan light tower. Dealer: Wayde Kirvida, CustomFIRE, Osceola, WI.


Spencer Manufacturing—Union Volunteer Fire Department, Valparaiso, IN, pumper-tanker. Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; Pro Poly 1,050-gallon polypropylene water tank; Command Light Knight 2 light tower; Smart Power 8-kW generator. Dealer: Spencer Manufacturing, South Haven, MI.


Danko—Doniphan County Rural Fire District #1, Wathena, KS, top-controls pumper. Freightliner M2 106 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 350-hp engine; 3⁄16-inch aluminum body; Hale RSD 1,250-gpm pump; 1,000-gallon polypropylene water tank; 20-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2001 single-agent foam system; Firecom intercom system. Dealer: John House, Danko Emergency Equipment, Snyder, NE.


Ferrara—Mt. Laurel (NJ) Fire Department two HD77 aerial ladder quints. Inferno cabs and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engines; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pumps; UPF Poly 500-gallon water tanks; Hale SmartFoam 5.0 dual-agent foam systems; two 20-gallon foam cells; 77-foot 3-section rear-mount aerial ladders; Akron 3480 Stream Master monitors. Dealer: Jonathon Van Norman, Firefighter One, Sparta, NJ.


Ferrara—Bayville Volunteer Fire Company, Ocean County, Berkeley Township, NJ, pumper. 4-door six-seat cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSUC20C 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon water tank; Slide Master 500-pound, slide-out tool trays; LED compartment lighting; Amdor shutters. Dealer: Jimmy Phillips, Firefighter One, Sparta, NJ. (Photo by Dennis C. Sharpe.)


Rosenbauer—Royal Oak (MI) Fire Department pumper. Avenger cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale DSD 1,500-gpm pump; 500-gallon polypropylene water tank; 30-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2001 Class A foam system. Sold by Bob Colter, Emergency Vehicles Plus, Holland, MI.


Rosenbauer—Long Creek Fire Protection District, Decatur, IL, pumper. Commander 7818 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale 8FG 2,000-gpm pump; Pro Poly 750-gallon polypropylene water tank; Smart Power 8-kW generator; SAM (Simple Apparatus Management) pump controls; independent front suspension. Dealer: Steve Williams, Sentinel Emergency Solutions, St. Louis, MO.


Sutphen—Middleburg Heights (OH) Fire Department 75-foot aerial ladder quint. Sutphen Monarch SL75-cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon water tank; Zico electric ground ladders rack; 304 stainless steel body; Whelen warning lights; two Mars lights; extra low hosebed. Dealer: Bob Jones, Herb Fire Equipment, Powell, OH.


Sutphen—Northpole Fire Company, Watertown, NY, top-controls pumper. Monarch cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; 750-gallon polypropylene water tank; 20-gallon foam cell; Akron 125-gpm eductor foam system. Dealer: Phil Vander Molen, Vander Molen Fire Apparatus Sales and Service, Syracuse, NY.


Pierce—Clearwater (MN) Fire & Rescue pumper. Velocity cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon water tank; 20-gallon foam cell; Pierce Husky 3 single-agent foam system; E. J. Metals 20-gpm PTO ultra-high-pressure pump; HiViz scene lighting; Whelen warning lighting. Dealer: Dan Corcoran, MacQueen Emergency, Apple Valley, MN.


Pierce—West County EMS & Fire Protection District, Manchester, MO, aerial ladder quint. Impel cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; 107-foot Ascendant aerial ladder; Pierce PUC 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon water tank; 20-gallon foam cell; Pierce Husky 3 single-agent foam system. Dealer: Dan McDonnell, MacQueen Emergency, Eureka, MO.


Seagrave—Independent Fire Company, Mount Kisco, NY, pumper. Marauder stainless steel tilt cab and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; Waterous CMU 2,000-gpm two-stage pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon water tank. Dealer: Santo Curro, Hudson Valley Fire Equipment, Brewster, NY.


Alexis—Akron-Princeville Fire Protection District, Princeville, IL, top-mount controls pumper. Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Darley PSM 1,500-gpm pump; Pro Poly 1,000-gallon polypropylene water tank; Akron Apollo deck gun with Elkhart Riser monitor; Zico hydraulic ladder rack; Audiovox color observation backup camera system. Dealer: Jon Pittard, Alexis Fire Equipment, Alexis, IL.


Firovac—Williamstown (MA) Fire District pumper-tanker. International HV607 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CLV 500-gpm pump; 2,600-gallon polished aluminum vacuum water tank; Firovac double power fold down portable tank bracket; two 3,000-gallon portable tanks; 6-strand Onspot tire chains. Dealer: Richard Peck, New England Fire Equipment and Apparatus Corp., North Haven, CT.


E-ONE—Lititz (PA) Fire Company No.1 pumper. Typhoon long-stretch cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 530-gallon water tank; Will-Burt Night Scan Chief NS2.3 600 LED light tower; 304L stainless steel body; Whelen warning light package. Dealer: Mike Jamison, Fire Line Equipment, New Holland, PA. (Photo by Dennis C. Sharpe.)


KME—San Bernardino County (CA) Fire 101-foot tractor-drawn Aerial Cat™ aerial quint. KME Severe Service™ cab and tractor; Cummins X15 600-hp engine; Steertek front and rear axle assembly; AXIS Smart Truck vehicle monitoring system; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump; 300-gallon stainless-steel water tank; IQAN motion control system; FlexForm™ dropframe TDA body. Dealer: Brandon Gomez, REV Fire Group, Jurupa Valley, CA.


KME—Howard County Department of Fire & Rescue, Marriottsville, MD, pumper. Severe Service™ XLFD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; 650-gallon polypropylene water tank; 30-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2001 single-agent foam system; 140-inch-long FlexForm™ pumper body constructed with 304 stainless steel. Dealer: Tim Allaband, Matheny Fire & Emergency, Hagerstown, MD.


E-ONE—Peru (IL) Fire Department HR100 aluminum aerial ladder quint. Typhoon cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous S100-C20 1,500-gpm pump; 500-gallon polypropylene water tank; 100-foot aerial ladder; prepiped waterway; LumaBar ladder climbing light system; FireCom wireless headset system. Dealer: Andrew DiVerde, Fire Service Inc., Naperville, IL.


Toyne—Santee (SC) Fire Service District top-mount controls pumper. Freightliner M2 SD114 cab and chassis; Detroit Diesel DD13 505-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,250-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon water tank; 25-gallon foam cell; Elkhart eductor single-agent foam system; custom slide-out shelving; Will-Burt Night Scan NS2.3 600WHL light tower. Dealer: Mike Watts, National Sales Manager, Toyne Inc., Breda, IA.


Midwest Fire—Independence (CA) Volunteer Fire Department pumper-tanker. Freightliner M2 106 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 350-hp engine; Darley LSP 1,000-gpm PTO pump; UPF Poly 2,000-gallon water tank; three Newton stainless steel dump valves; All-Poly™ construction; “Sweep Out” style compartments; Elkhart Sidewinder remote control monitor. Dealer: Joe Hlushak, Midwest Fire, Luverne, MN.

Wethersfield (CT) Firefighter Who Died Battling Berlin Brush Fire Was ‘Heroic,’ Gov. Says

Gov. Ned Lamont ordered flags lowered to half-staff for a Wethersfield firefighter who died fighting a brush fire on Lamentation Mountain.

KY Firefighter Flown to Hospital After FD Tanker Rolls Off Bridge Into Creek

The firefighter who was injured is a volunteer firefighter with the Northern Pendleton Fire District.