Apparatus Showcase: February 2022

Compiled by Ron Heal

Delivery of the month

Toyne—Rochester (NH) Fire Rescue walk-around rescue. Freightliner M2 106 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 350-hp engine; 18.3-foot walk-around rescue body; welded, painted stainless-steel body; upper body coffin compartments; rear-mounted access ladder; four winch receptacles; Whelen M9 scene lighting. Dealer: Jerry McKay, Eastern Fire Apparatus, Milton, NH.

Alexis—Cerro Gordo (IL) Fire Protection District super tanker. Spartan FC-94 MFD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale DSD 1,500-gpm pump; 1,800-gallon polypropylene water tank; 20-gallon foam cell; Trident FOAMATE ATP 2.1 single-agent foam system; Newton 10-inch electric stainless steel swivel dump valve; #304 stainless-steel body. Dealer: Stan Froelich, Alexis Fire Equipment, Alexis, IL. (Photo by author.)


Sutphen—Strongsville (OH) Fire Department SPH 100 aerial platform quint. Monarch cab and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon water tank; SmartPower 10-kW generator; 100-foot aerial platform; stainless-steel body; FRC LED scene lights. Dealer: Bob Jones, Herb Fire Equipment, Powell, OH.


Sutphen—Belgium Cold Springs Fire Department, Baldwinsville, NY, SPH 100 platform quint. Monarch cab and chassis; Cummins X15 600-hp engine; 100-foot aerial platform; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump; 300-gallon polypropylene water tank; Harrison 10-kW generator. Dealer: Nick Catalino, Vander Molen Fire Apparatus Sales and Service, Syracuse, NY.


Rosenbauer—Poudre Fire Authority, Fort Collins, CO, 109-foot Viper aerial ladder. Commander R7000 cab and chassis; Cummins X15 600-hp engine; Rosenbauer EXT extruded aluminum body; Harrison 20-kW generator; Warn 16,500-pound bumper-mounted winch; Fire Tech scene lighting. Dealer: Lyle Achziger, Max Fire Apparatus, Castle Rock, CO. (Photo by Paul Barrett.)


Rosenbauer—Madison County (MS) Fire Services 100-foot King Cobra aerial platform quint. Commander R6000 cab and chassis; Cummins X15 565-hp engine; Waterous CSUC20 2,000-gpm pump; 500-gallon water tank; Onan 6-kW generator; Rosenbauer EXT extruded aluminum body; Whelen emergency lighting. Dealer: Donnie Weeks, Bonaventure Company, Rayne, LA. (Photo by Paul Barrett.)


Spartan Emergency Response—Lincoln (IL) Rural Fire Protection District top-controls pumper. Spartan Metro Star MFD 10-inch raised cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CXSC20 1,500-gpm pump; 1,000-gallon polypropylene water tank; 20-gallon foam cell piped for future foam system. Dealer: Rick O’Hara, Fast Apparatus Supply Team, Lincoln, IL. (Photo by author.)


E-ONE—Urbana (IL) Fire Department two pumpers. Cyclone cabs and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engines; Darley PSM 1,500-gpm pumps; UPF Poly 530-gallon water tanks; Whelen warning light packages; E-ONE heavy duty two arm ladder racks; Reyco-Granning IFS front and FIREMAAX EX rear suspensions. Dealer: Craig Hamrick, Banner Fire Equipment, Roxana, IL. (Photo by author.)


E-ONE—Aurora (IL) Fire Department 100-foot rear-mount aerial ladder. Typhoon cab and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; 100-foot aerial ladder with 750-pound dry/500-pound wet tip load; Federal warning light package; Fire Tech brow and scene lighting. Dealer: Greg Hansen, Fire Service Inc., Naperville, IL. (Photo by author.)


Ferrara—Bossier City (LA) Fire Department walk-around rescue. Igniter cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; 23-foot walk-around rescue body; Onan Protec PTO 25-kW generator; Will-Burt Night Scan light tower with four FRC Spectra Max lights; 6,000-psi two-bottle cascade system with American Airworks Spacer Saver fill station. Dealer: Shane Dulany, Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Holden, LA.


Ferrara—Blue Mound (IL) Countryside Fire Protection District pumper. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,250-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon water tank. Dealer: Mark Nixon, A.E.C. Fire & Safety, Springfield, IL. (Photo by author.)


SVI Trucks—Midland (TX) Fire Department three light rescue units. Ford F-550 Super Cabs and chassis; Power Stroke 6.7L V8 Turbo 350-hp engines; 9-foot walk around rescue bodies; Res-Q-Jack RJ13 jacks; Warn Zeon 8 multimount 8,000-pound portable winches; SlideMaster structural steel slide-out trays; streetside/curbside transverse storage modules. Dealer: Brian Cudaback, Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Houston, TX.


Pierce—Monee (IL) Fire Protection District PUC pumper. Pierce Arrow XT cab and chassis; Detroit Diesel DD13 470-hp engine; Pierce PUC 1,500-gpm single-stage pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon water tank; 50-gallon foam cell; Pierce Husky 12 single-agent foam system; Harrison 10-kW generator. Dealer: Vince Baudek, MacQueen Emergency, Aurora, IL. (Photo by author.)


Pierce—Pilot Township Fire Protection District, Herscher, IL, PUC pumper. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; TAK-4 independent front suspension; Pierce PUC 1,500-gpm single-stage pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon water tank. Dealer: Larry Graves, MacQueen Emergency, Aurora, IL. (Photo by author.)


Midwest Fire—L.O.H. Fire, Ottawa, KS, quick attack unit. International CV515 SFA cab and chassis; International 6.6L 350-hp engine; Waterous portable PB18-3030C 400-gpm pump with Briggs and Stratton 18-hp engine; APR polypropylene 300-gallon water tank; Scotty foam system; All-Poly™ tank and body construction; 3,000-watt power inverter. Dealer: Brett Jensen, Midwest Fire, Luverne, MN.


CustomFIRE—Owego (NY) Fire District, Campville Fire Department pumper. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSPA 1,250-gpm PTO pump; Akron Firefox monitor; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon water tank; pull-out compartment trays; hydraulic drop-down ladder storage. Dealer: Wayde Kirvida, CustomFIRE Apparatus, Osceola, WI.


KME—West Earl (PA) Fire Company pumper. KME 100 SSX™ XLFD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Steertek NXT front end assembly; Hale Qmax 1,750-gpm pump; 750-gallon polypropylene water tank; Harrison 10-kW generator; AXIS Smart Truck Vehicle Monitoring System. Dealer: Lo Barrick, Fire & Rescue Products, Harrisburg, PA.


Smeal—Hamburg (NY) Fire Department 100-foot, rear-mount platform quint. Spartan Gladiator cab and chassis; Cummins X15 600-hp engine; Hale Qmax XS 2,000-gpm pump; 300-gallon polypropylene water tank; Harrison 10-kW generator. Dealer: Jack Chiappone, Colden Enterprises, Buffalo, NY.


Spencer—Melrose Township Fire/Rescue, Walloon Lake, MI, rescue unit. Ford F-550 cab and chassis; Power Stroke 6.7L 475-hp engine; 10-foot walk-around rescue body; Will-Burt Night Scan Chief 80,000-lumens light tower. Dealer: Spencer Manufacturing, South Haven, MI.


Seagrave—Melrose (MA) Fire Department pumper. Marauder stainless-steel tilt cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; 750-gallon polypropylene water tank; 20-gallon foam cell; Elkhart model 240 125-gpm foam eductor system. Dealer: Gerry Post, Fleetmasters, Lawrence, MA.


Darley—Mountain Lake Fire Company, Belvidere, NJ, CAFS pumper. Vision poly body; Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Darley LDMBC 1,500-gpm pump; ProPoly™ body and 800-gallon polypropylene water tank; 25-gallon foam cell; FoamPro Class A foam system; AutoCAFS compressed air foam system; enclosed Vision pump panel. Dealer: Neal Brooks, Darley Company, Braceville, IL.


Danko—Scribner (NE) Fire & Rescue tanker. Freightliner M2 106 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 360-hp engine; 2,500-gallon polypropylene water tank; Waterous 3030LE 400-gpm @ 15-psi portable pump with Kubota D902-EB 23-hp engine hydraulic folding tank carrier; 3,000-gallon folding tank; custom storage boxes under extended cab. Dealer: Jeff Horn, Danko Equipment, Fullerton, NE.

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