By Alan M. Petrillo The Pioneer (CA) Fire Protection district covers 296 square miles in Eldorado County between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe, largely consisting of rural and agricultural territory that includes...
REV Group Fire Division Brands Introduce New Aerial Products
REV-Group’s Fire Division has been busy since FDIC International 2018, particularly with its aerial lines.
E-ONE/Freightliner 1,250/3,000 Tanker-Pumper
This is a 1992 E-ONE/Freightliner 3000 gallon Tanker Pumper with a 1,250-gpm pump and 1¾-inch Front jump line and a 1¾-inch side jump line. It carries 1,200 feet of 3-inch supply line , four SCBA , two 2.5-inch tank fills on the rear with a 5-inch Jet dump on the...
2011 E-ONE Typhoon 1,500/1,000 Pumper
2011 E-ONE Typhoon Custom Pumper 450-hp Cummins Engine Waterous 1,500 gpm pump with Waterous Elclipse CAFS system 1,000-gallon tank 50-gallon foam cell Will-Burt Light tower Hydraulic 10-kW generator Whelen lighting
Rig of the Day: Bellevue Volunteer Fire Company, Cheektowaga, NY, Custom Pumper
Custom Pumper Dealer E-ONE Body Extruded aluminum Chassis Typhoon with 58″ CA Engine Cummins L9 450-hp Tank 780-gallon water tank Axles Single Pump E-ONE 1500-gpm
Ferrara Builds 109-Foot Aerial for the Shreveport (LA) Fire Department
By Alan M. Petrillo The Shreveport (LA) Fire Department has been a longtime customer of Ferrara Fire Apparatus, so it was no surprise that Shreveport turned to Ferrara when it needed a new aerial. "We've been...
Los Angeles County (CA) Fire Department Hazmat Squad
CHASSIS 100" KME Severe Service XLFD with 22" Raised-Roof Cab DRIVE TRAIN Cummins ISX 12 500-hp Engine Allison 4500 EVS Transmission BODY 3 Compartments Heavy Duty Walk-Around Rescue Body Constructed of 3/16" Aluminum Command Seating and Desk Area Robinson...
Thoughts on the Deck Gun
By Ricky Riley During recent purchases of new apparatus, we took a look at how we can deploy master stream devices off our new engines. What seems to be a growing unfortunate trend in the fire service is the alarming number of large fires in buildings under...
Glendale (AZ) Fire Department Takes Delivery of Final E-ONE eMAX Pumper of Six-Engine Order
By Alan M. Petrillo The Glendale (AZ) Fire Department has received the sixth E-ONE eMAX pumper of the half dozen it ordered late in 2017. The department previously had E-ONE build other eMAX pumpers for it, one in 2015 and two in 2016. Wayne Smith, Glendale's chief,...
Too Many Unnecessary Words Can Frustrate a Vendor
Their possible contentious behavior is illustrated below to substantiate my belief there are too many unnecessary words in apparatus specifications (specs).
Wooster Township (OH) Fire Department Gets KME PRO Custom Pumper
By Alan M. Petrillo Wooster Township (OH) Fire Department was seeking to modernize its aging fleet by replacing two pieces of apparatus with one, choosing to focus on a wet rescue vehicle, essentially a...
Gallery: Rigs on the Show Floor at FDIC International 2018
FDIC International is practically underway. Exhibitors continue to get their booths ready for the show’s opening on April 26. Here’s a sampling of some rigs on the show floor.