This pump panel on a rear mount pumper built by Rosenbauer is located behind a rollup door in the L3 compartment at the far back end of the vehicle. (Photo courtesy of Rosenbauer.)
Stop in any fire department and ask about preferences for pump panel location, and you’re likely to get involved in a lively discussion. More on Pump Panel locations at: Nontypical Pump Panel Locations Reflect Specific Needs.
4 Guys Fire Trucks built this pumper tanker on a commercial chassis for Berlin (PA) Fire Department with a pump panel midship on the curb side of the vehicle. (Photo courtesy of 4 Guys Fire Trucks.)
This pump panel on a pumper built by 4 Guys for Stafford (CT) Fire Department is located behind a rollup door in the L1 compartment immediately after the pump house. (Photo courtesy of 4 Guys Fire Trucks.)
This pump panel on a rear mount pumper built by Rosenbauer is located behind a rollup door in the L3 compartment at the far back end of the vehicle. (Photo courtesy of Rosenbauer.)
This Rosenbauer pump panel in the R3 compartment operates the vehicle’s rear mount pump and is accessed by a step to get the operator a bit higher on the scene. (Photo courtesy of Rosenbauer.)
Miller York (IN) Fire Department had Summit build a pumper tanker with a pump panel directly above its Hale Sidekick pump at the midship position. (Photo courtesy of Summit Fire Apparatus.)
George Clay (PA) Fire Company had KME build this side mount pumper with a pump panel in the traditional left side midship location. (Photo courtesy of KME.)
Unruh Fire built this brush truck for Cahokia (IL) Fire Department with a pump panel located on the rear of the flatbed. (Photo courtesy of Unruh Fire.)
Unruh Fire built this mini-pumper/rescue for West Des Moines (IA) Fire Department on a Ford F-550 chassis with a side mount pump panel behind a rollup door. (Photo courtesy of Unruh Fire.)
The most typical pump panel locations are
midmount pump panels on the driver’s side followed by top-mount panels,
but then there are those in more unusual locations like the upper
rear-mount location and the outboard or curbside pump panel for
rear-mount pumps. And, of course, there’s always the front-mount pump
panel, which has almost disappeared from general use.
