
delivery of the month
HME—Charter Township of Monitor Fire Department, Bay City, MI, Ahrens-Fox rescue-pumper. HME 1871 Spectr model MFDxl-12 raised roof cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 400-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,250-gpm pump; UPF Poly 800-gallon tank; Harrison 10-kW generator. Dealer: Ahrens-Fox, Wyoming, MI.


Pierce—Crawfordsville (IN) Fire Department 107-foot Ascendant aerial ladder quint. Enforcer cab and chassis; Detroit DD13 470-hp engine; Waterous CSU 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon tank; Harrison 6-kW generator. Dealer: Garry Davis, Global Emergency Products, Whitestown, IN. (Photo by author.)

Rosenbauer—Rohnert Park (CA) Public Safety 101-foot three-section platform quint. Commander cab and chassis; Cummins ISX 600-hp engine; Waterous CSUC20 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 300-gallon tank; 20-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2002 single-agent foam system; galvanized painted aerial; Rosenbauer Smart controls. Dealer: John Burton, Burton’s Fire Inc., Modesto, CA.

E-ONE—Bryant (AR) Fire Department 75-foot aerial ladder quint. Typhoon X cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon tank; 30-gallon foam cell; Hale FoamLogix 2.1 Class A foam system; Voyager backup camera; TFT 1,000-gpm electric monitor. Dealer: Chip Crooms, Sunbelt Fire, Fairhope, AL.

Ferrara—East Joliet (IL) Fire Department MVP rescue-pumper. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,750-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; Command Light Knight 2 light tower; Harrison 8-kW generator; 6,000-psi cascade system. Dealer: Mark Nixon and Kevin Lueder, A.E.C. Fire & Safety, Springfield, IL.

KME—Bridgeport (CT) Fire Department pumper. Predator Panther cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; 750-gallon polypropylene tank; Smart Power 6-kW generator; Federal Signal dual-camera system; Dealer: Vince Fusaro, KME Fire Apparatus.

Alexis—Braidwood (IL) Fire Protection District pumper. Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; Pro Poly 1,000-gallon polypropylene tank; 10-gallon and 20-gallon foam cells; Williams around-the-pump Class A or Class B foam system; heavy-duty aluminum body with galvanized subframe; Harrison 10-kW generator; TFT Hurricane wireless remote-control monitor. Dealer: Dirk Jordan, Alexis Fire Equipment, Alexis, IL.

Spencer Manufacturing—Lindsey (OH) Volunteer Fire Department pumper. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 350-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,250-gallon tank; gallon foam cell; Hale FoamLogix 2.1 Class A foam system; Smart Power 6.5-kW generator. Dealer: Chris Marley, QDCIP Fire, Ashland, OH.

BME—Security (CO) Fire Department Model 34 pumper; International 7400 4×4 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 370-hp engine; Darley LSP 1,000-gpm pump; Darley 1 ½ AGE portable pump with Kubota D902 engine; 600-gallon polypropylene tank; 30-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 1601 single-agent foam cell. Dealer: BME factory direct, Boise, ID.

Toyne—Sumter (SC) Fire Department pumpers (3). Spartan Metro Star cabs and chassis; Cummins ISL9 380-hp engines; Hale Qflo 1,250-gpm pumps; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon tanks; 30-gallon foam cells for future foam systems; Elkhart Stinger monitors with TFT XG-18 extension pipes. Dealer: Kent Cummings, Phoenix Fire Apparatus, Sumter, SC.

Pierce—Gary (IN) Fire Department pumpers (5). Saber cabs and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engines; Waterous CSU 2,000-gpm pumps; UPF Poly 500-gallon tanks. Dealer: Greg Hinkens and Dave Polkow, Global Emergency Products, Whitestown, IN.

KME—Monroe (CT) Volunteer Fire Department 81-foot five-section AerialCat midmount platform quint. Severe Service XMFD cab and chassis; Cummins ISX15 600-hp engine; Hendrickson FireMaxx air ride suspension; Waterous S100 1,500-gpm pump; 300-gallon polypropylene tank; IQAN motion control system; Continental VDO 360-degree camera system. Dealer: Chris Marinaro, Bulldog Fire Apparatus, Latham, NY.

Ferrara—Shreveport (LA) Fire Department heavy-duty steel ladder. Inferno cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; four-section steel ladder with 109-foot vertical reach at 80 degrees; Fire Research InView 360 video system; Akron Stream Master II monitor; extruded aluminum body. Dealer: Shane Dulany, Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Holden, LA.

E-ONE—Byram (MS) Fire Department pumper. Typhoon X cab and chassis; Cummins L9 330-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 780-gallon tank; 30-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 1600 single-agent foam system; Waterous 80-P PTO Platinum CAFS. Dealer: Curtis Gho, Sunbelt Fire, Fairhope, AL.

VT Hackney—Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services, Marietta, GA, air/light rescue. Kenworth T370 two-door cab and chassis; Paccar PX9 380-hp engine; 18-foot Hackney walk-around nine-compartment rescue body with drop pinch frame construction; Onan 40-kW generator; Federal Signal rear-view color camera with night vision monitor; Bauer 25-cfm breathing air compressor; Will-Burt Powerlite 15-foot light tower. Dealer: Royce Horton, Tactical Fire Vehicles, Winder, GA.

HME—Dona Ana County 14, Las Cruces (NM) Fire Department Ahrens-Fox rescue pumper. HME 1871 Spectr cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 562-gallon tank, 30-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2002 single-agent foam system; Harrison 8-kW generator. Dealer: Jeff Wood, Fire Fighter Trucks, Las Cruces, NM.

CustomFIRE—LeCenter (MN) Area Fire Department pumper. Kenworth T880 Full Response™ crew cab and chassis. Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon tank; 20-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2001 single-agent foam system; interior pump controls; EMS cabinet and command desk; Harrison 15-kW generator. Dealer: Wayde Kirvida, CustomFIRE, Osceola, WI.

SVI Trucks—Surprise (AZ) Fire-Medical Department pumpers (2). Spartan Gladiator cabs and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engines; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pumps; UPF Poly 500-gallon tanks; 20-gallon foam cells; FoamPro 2001 single-agent foam systems; Command Light Shadow RT LED light towers. Dealer: Blair Shrock, EVG, Anaheim, CA.

Midwest Fire—Oberlin (OH) Fire Department pumper-tanker. Freightliner 114SD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 400-hp engine; Waterous CSU 2,000-gpm pump; APR polypropylene 3,000-gallon tank; three Newton 10-inch stainless steel electric dump valves; Zico electric portable tank carrier; All-Poly™ Construction; “Seep Out” style compartments; Dealer: Brett Jensen, Midwest Fire, Luverne, MN.

Seagrave—Iselin Fire Company 1, Woodbridge Township, NJ, pumper. Marauder stainless steel tilt cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank. Dealer: Bob Evans, Emergency Equipment Sales & Service, Ewing Township, NJ. (Photo by John M. Malecky.)

Summit Fire Apparatus—Winchester (KY) Fire Department rescue-pumper. Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; 20-gallon foam cell; Hale FoamLogix 2.1 single-agent foam system; Will-Burt Night Scan 4.5 with 6 LED heads light tower; Smart Power 10-kW generator; ROM electric hosebed cover. Dealer: Joe Messmer, Summit Fire Apparatus, Edgewood, KY.

Danko—W.R. Castle Volunteer Fire & Rescue Inc, Wittensville, KY, tanker-pumper. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 350-hp engine; UPF Poly 2,000-gallon tank; Hale Qflo 1,250-gpm pump; manual folding tank carrier; Whelen LED emergency Lighting package. Dealer: Tony Johnson, Johnson’s EVS, Wellston, OH.