By Alan M. Petrillo East Haddam Fire Department has taken delivery of a SLR 75 aerial ladder built by Sutphen Corp., the first new aerial device in the department's fleet. Brian Auld, East Haddam's chief, says the SLR 75 replaces a 1997 Maxim aerial ladder that had...
Shipshewana (IN) Fire Department Takes Delivery of Sutphen SPH 100 Aerial Platform
By Alan M. Petrillo The Shipshewana (IN) Fire Department needed to replace a 1990 Sutphen mid-mount aerial platform that was at the end of its useful life, and continued to have the preference of a platform vs. a straight stick. Shipshewana's truck committee liked the...
Delta Township (MI) Fire Department Gets Sutphen Rescue-Pumper; Orders Second Identical Rig Along with Sutphen SPH100 Aerial Platform
By Alan M. Petrillo The Delta Township (MI) Fire Department is running two Sutphen front-line pumpers out of two stations, and is so pleased with the rigs that it recently took delivery of a Sutphen custom side-mount rescue-pumper to replace its oldest rigs. After...
Buckhannon (WV) Fire Department Walkaround
A new apparatus is more than a piece of equipment, it's a pillar of the community. Take a walk around the Buckhannon Fire Department's new Sutphen custom pumper with the Mayor of Buckhannon, Robbie Skinner, and Lieutenant Linn Baxa of the Buckhannon Fire Department....
Cumberland (MD) Fire Department Walkaround
With a 500-gallon water tank, over 120 feet of ground ladders, 800 feet of 5-inch hose and 200 feet of 2.5-inch hose, this #Sutphen SPH 100 is ready to go to work. Take a walk around the City of Cumberland MD Fire Department's new Sutphen 100-foot mid-mount aerial...
Vinnell Arabia’s new SPH 100 Walkaround
Green with Envy Take a walk around Vinnell Arabia's new SPH 100 with Sutphen's international dealer, Carlos Vargas. #BuiltToDoWork
Durham (NC) Fire Department Engine Walkaround
Take a walk around the Durham Fire Department's new Engine This is one of seven identical Sutphens destined for the Bull City. These newly designed apparatus are equipped with a green initiative auxiliary power unit for idle reduction and more. Thank you Durham Fire...
Freeburg (IL) Fire Protection District Gets Sutphen Rescue-Pumper, Pumper-Tanker
By Alan M. Petrillo Freeburg (IL) Fire Protection District had an ageing fleet and saw the need to replace a pumper and a tanker that protect its 53-square-mile district with a population of 8,000 residents located in a mix of suburban and rural properties. The ISO...
Sutphen Delivers Aerial Ladder Quint, Custom Pumper to Eden (NC) Fire Department
“We went to our dealer, Robert Stanley at Stevens Fire Equipment, and he had a 70-foot aerial platform quint demo that he brought over for us to examine,” says Todd Harden, Eden’s chief. “We were very pleased with the performance of the 75-foot aerial ladder quint we bought from Sutphen a few years ago, and decided to replace our 1991 Grumman Firecat 102-foot aerial platform with the Sutphen 70-foot platform.”
Sutphen Builds Identical Pumpers for Two North Greenbush (NY) Fire District No. 1 Departments
By Alan M. Petrillo North Greenbush (NY) Fire District No. 1 is comprised of two departments—Defreestville Fire Department and Wynantskill Fire Department—that cover the town of North Greenbush in Rensselaer County, encompassing almost 19 square miles with a...
Video: Walk-Around of Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue’s Hazmat
If you missed Monday's live walk-around of Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue's Hazmat, view the video right here or scroll down. To see and engage in the chat feature of the webinar platform, visit svitrucks.com/svi-live-series. Riding on a Sutphen Monarch chassis, the...
Video: Frenchtown Township (MI) Pumper Walkaround
Neil Hawley of the Frenchtown Township (MI) Fire Department recently conducted a walkaround of his department's two new Sutphen custom pumpers. Check out the video below. "Thank you, Frenchtown Township Fire Department for your trust in Sutphen and your local dealer,...