Lincoln (NE) Fire & Rescue embarked on a determined effort a few years ago to expand, improve, and modernize its fleet by purchasing five top-mount Smeal pumpers and two Smeal 105-foot aerial ladders. Last year, it expanded its fleet further with the purchase of seven Spartan ER side-mount pumpers.
Lake Egypt Fire Protection District, Marion, IL, pumper-tanker. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Waterous CXVK 1,000-gpm pump; 3,000-gallon polypropylene water tank.