After securing a $1 million funding grant, Ameren Missouri sat down with the fire department and developed a design for a specialized pumper that could better handle fires in the utility company's underground electrical vaults.
This Equalizer pumper built by Alexis Fire Equipment was placed in service by the R.S.P.&E. (IL) Fire Protection District.
Alexis Fire Equipment has delivered this 1,500/3,000 tanker to the R.S.P.&E. Fire Protection District, Roseville, IL.
The Arcola (IL) Fire Protection District has taken delivery of this top-mount pumper built on a Spartan Metro Start raised-roof cab and chassis.
The Shumway (IL) Fire Protection District has taken delivery of this Alexis tanker built on a Freightliner two-door cab and chassis.
Taylor Township Fire Department, Kokomo, IN, top-mount pumper-tanker. Spartan Metro Star MFD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 400-hp engine; heavy-duty stainless-steel body and subframe; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; and 2,200-gallon polypropylene water tank.
The Marseilles (IL) Fire Protection District recently took delivery of a 22-foot custom heavy rescue built by Alexis Fire Equipment on a Spartan Gladiator chassis.
Many departments can’t always afford more complex or more expensive vehicles. However, some departments, with proper planning and working with a smaller manufacturer’s engineers, can come up with problem-solving options that they can build into a smaller vehicle to operate in their response area.
The Clover Township (IL) Fire Protection District has taken delivery of this custom heavy rescue built by Alexis Fire Equipment on a Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis.
St. Louis (MO) Fire Department chemical truck. Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; heavy-duty stainless-steel body and subframe; Hale Qtwo 2,000-gpm pump; 300-gallon polypropylene water tank, and 800-gallon foam tank.