Fire Apparatus Showcase: August 2023

Delivery of the Month

Rosenbauer—Mehlville (MO) Fire Protection District pumper. Commander 70-inch cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale DSD 1,500-gpm pump; 750-gallon polypropylene water tank; Rosenbauer EXT heavy duty aluminum Crossfire body; Lo Pro hydraulic ground ladder rack. Dealer: Brian Franz, Sentinel Emergency Solutions, St. Louis, MO.


Pierce—Chillicothe (IL) Community Fire Protection District pumper. Saber cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon water tank; low hosebed; vertical exhaust vented behind right side pump panel for cancer prevention; Onspot tire chains. Dealer: Brenden Hurd, MacQueen Emergency, Aurora, IL. (Photo by author.)


Smeal—Greenfield (IN) Fire Territory 100-foot rear-mount aerial platform. Spartan Gladiator LFD cab and chassis with 5-inch raised roof; Cummins X15 605-hp engine; 5-inch aerial waterway discharge; aluminum body; David Clark intercom system; three-section rear-mount aerial ladder. Sold by Hoosier Fire, Greenfield, IN.


Alexis—Logansport (IN) Fire Department pumper-tanker. Freightliner M2 112 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale DSD 1,500-gpm pump; Pro Poly 2,000-gallon polypropylene water tank; 2,100-gallon aluminum frame folding portable water tank; Newton 10-inch stainless steel rear swivel dump valve; Akron 3433 Apollo Hi-Riser deck gun. Dealer: Eric Foreman, Alexis Fire Equipment, Alexis, IL.


Ferrara—Glenrock (WY) Fire Department enclosed top-mount pumper. Igniter cab and chassis; Steertek NXT front axle assembly; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; 1,250-gallon polypropylene water tank; Hale SMARTCAFS foam system with dual 50-gallon foam cells; IDEX Fire & Safety SAM water control system; extruded aluminum body; Harrison 10 kW generator. Dealer: Stevie Stiles, Ferrara Inc., Holden, LA.


Darley—Canastota (NY) Fire Department tactical pumper. Navistar CV515 4×4 cab and chassis; Duramax 6.6-liter 445-hp diesel engine; Darley PSMC 1,500-gpm pump; 12 CFM AutoCAFS system plumbed to 5 CAFS foam discharges; 400-gallon water tank; 25-gallon Class A foam system integrated into a CoPolymer body. Dealer: John and Frank Zwack, Zwack Inc., Stephentown, NY.


E-ONE—Plainfield (IN) Fire Territory aerial ladder quint. Cyclone cab with 12-inch split raised roof; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly water tank; Harrison 6-kW generator; extruded aluminum body with SideStacker hosebed and angle-cut rear body corners; rescue style extended height compartments. Dealer: Jim Castellano, Fire Service Inc., St. John, IN.


Sutphen—Garden City (MI) Fire Department 75-foot aerial ladder quint. Monarch heavy duty cab and chassis with 10.5-inch raised roof; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon water tank; Smart Power 6-kW generator; wireless remote control of ladder boom and monitor; stainless steel body. Dealer: David R. Desrochers, Apollo Apparatus Sales and Service, Romeo, MI.


KME—West Haverstraw (NY) SW Johnson SFE Company #1 103-foot Tuff Truck aerial. Severe Service cab and chassis with 10-inch raised roof; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; AXIS Smart Truck Vehicle Monitoring System; 103-foot four-section AerialCat ladder; 3⁄16-inch aluminum body; two sets of H Style stabilizers; 50-mph wind load rating. Dealer: Shaun Touey, Bulldog Fire Apparatus, Albany, NY.


SVI Trucks—Vincennes Township (IN) Fire Department heavy rescue. Spartan Metro Star MFD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Command Light CL 602A-W2 light tower; Onan Protec 20-kW generator; 18-foot walk-around rescue body; Resolve Specialty Space Saver 100A mobile filling station; Warn Zeon portable 8-S winch. Dealer: Keith Sander, Mid America Fire & Safety, Evansville, IN.


Pierce—West Metro Fire-Rescue District, New Hope-Crystal, MN, PUC pumper. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Pierce PUC 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon water tank; 30-gallon foam cell; Pierce Husky 3 single-agent foam system. Dealer: Dan Corcoran, MacQueen Emergency, Apple Valley, MN.


Sutphen—Delaware (OH) Fire Department pumper. Monarch cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon water tank; 20-gallon foam cell; Hale 2.1 Smart Foam single-agent foam system; Will-Burt Night Scan NS 1.8-600 light tower; Whelen warning lights; Whelen LED scene lights. Dealer: Andy Herb, Herb Fire Equipment, Powell, OH.


KME—Lake Station (IN) Fire Department Challenger Pumper. Panther MFD cab and chassis with 10-inch raised roof; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale DSD 1,500-gpm pump; 980-gallon polypropylene water tank; 20-gallon foam cell; 3⁄16-inch aluminum body; plumbing for future addition of a foam system; Whelen warning and scene light packages. Dealer: Jim Castellano, Fire Service Inc., St. John, IN.


Midwest Fire—Ames Volunteer Fire Department, Canajoharie, NY, pumper-tanker. Freightliner M2 112 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax XS 1,500-gpm pump; APR polypropylene 1,500-gallon water tank; one Newton rear stainless steel 10-inch square dump valve and chute; All-Poly™ construction; Zico Out and Down electric ladder access system. Dealer: Brett Jensen, Midwest Fire, Luverne, MN.


E-ONE—Marshfield (MA) Fire Department pumper. Typhoon long cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,750-gpm pump; 750-gallon polypropylene water tank; 30-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 1600 single-agent foam system. Dealer: Bruce King, Greenwood Emergency Vehicles, North Attleboro, MA.


Rosenbauer—Sturgis (MI) Fire Department 100-foot aerial ladder quint. Commander cab and chassis; Cummins X15 600-hp engine; Waterous CSUC20 2,000-gpm pump; 300-gallon polypropylene water tank. Dealer: Bill Sedlacek, Emergency Vehicles Plus, Holland, MI.


Spartan Emergency Response—Rising Sun (IN) Volunteer Fire Department top-mount pumper. Metro Star EMFD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; 1,000-gallon polypropylene water tank; aluminum body; black Speedliner pump controls; 3-inch deck gun with TFT 18-inch Extend-A-Gun. Dealer: Hoosier Fire, Greenfield, IN.


Toyne—Burnt Hills (NY) Fire District pumper. Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon water tank; FoamPro 2001 Class A foam system; welded stainless steel body; upper body storage compartments, Command Light KL450 light tower. Dealer: Nate Shakerley, Shakerley Fire Truck Sales, Round Lake, NY.


Ladder Tower—Reading (PA) Fire Department 93-foot midmount platform. Spartan Gladiator MFD cab and chassis; Cummins X15 565-hp engine; Harrison 10-kW generator; angled platform doors; 1,000-pound dry/500 pound wet unrestricted tip load; two front bumper swing-down stabilizers provide additional stability for full 360 operations. Dealer: Tony Sirna, Campbell Supply Company, South Brunswick, NJ. (Photo by Jason Coleman-Cobb.)


Seagrave—Berlin Township Fire District #1, West Berlin, NY, pumper. Marauder cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 2,000-gpm pump; 500-gallon polypropylene water tank; Harrison Stinger MSV 3.6-kW generator; Dealer: Todd Fell, Seagrave Sales and Service, Burlington, NJ.


Ferrara—DePere (WI) Fire Rescue 100-foot rear-mount aerial platform. Inferno LFD cab and chassis; Cummins X15 605-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; 300-gallon polypropylene water tank; three-section heavy duty aerial; extruded aluminum body; 1,250-pound dry tip load. FRC InView 360 camera system. Dealer: Jim Castellano, Fire Service Inc., St. John, IN.


Firovac—Lead (SD) Volunteer Fire Department pumper-tanker. Freightliner 108SD 6×6 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 400-hp engine; Darley PSP 1,000-gpm pump; 2,600-gallon polished aluminum water tank; 20-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 1600 single-agent foam system; Hawk style body; Firovac double power fold down rack carries two 3,000-gallon portable water tanks. Dealer: Firovac Power Systems, Apple Creek, OH.

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