By Alan M. Petrillo Alabaster (AL) Fire Department has been a customer of Sutphen for several years, so when it needed an aerial apparatus to complement the Sutphen engines it already owned, it naturally turned to Sutphen to configure an aerial device that would best...
Miami-Dade (FL) Heavy Rescue
https://youtu.be/24tlzs5s0hQ When spec’ing its new Heavy Rescue, Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue chose a 26′ stainless steel SVI body mounted on a 20″ raised roof Sutphen 73″ chassis, which houses a 500 HP Cummins X12 engine. This walk-in rescue apparatus comes with an...
Elkhart (IN) Fire Department Gets SPH 100 Aerial Platform from Sutphen
By Alan M. Petrillo The Elkhart (IN) Fire Department covers the 32-square mile city of Elkhart with 140 paid firefighters working out of seven stations, and running six engines, one quint, one aerial platform, and three ambulances as front-line apparatus. When Elkhart...
Sutphen Enters the Tractor Drawn Aerial Market
DUBLIN, OHIO – Sutphen Corporation, the largest family-owned fire apparatus manufacturer in the nation, announces the launch of the Sutphen tractor drawn aerial. Adding to Sutphen’s expansive family of aerials, the 131-year-old, family-owned business...
Sutphen Corporation Receives 13-Apparatus Order from Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue
Sutphen Corporation, the largest family-owned fire apparatus manufacturer in the nation, recently received a 13-fire apparatus order from Miami-Dade (FL) Fire Rescue. The recently ordered apparatus include seven custom pumpers, four SL 75 mid-mount aerial ladders; and...
Two Sutphen Customers Running All Sutphen Engines, Aerial in Fleets
Two longtime customers of Sutphen Corp., the Dearborn (MI) Fire Department and Clemson (SC) Fire and EMS, are running only Sutphen engines and aerials in their fire response fleets, and praise the family-owned company for its quality products and strong relationships with its customers.
Sutphen Corporation Adds 36-Inch Custom Cab Length to Lineup
Measuring 36 inches from the center of the front wheel well to the end of the cab, the new two-door custom cab option allows departments to reduce unused cab space.
Sutphen Delivers SPH 100 Aerial Platform Quint
Sutphen built this SPH 100 aerial platform quint for the LaVale (MD) Fire Department. The rig is powered by a Cummins 500-hp X12 engine and an Allison Gen 5 4000 EVS automatic transmission.
Grand Blanc (MI) Fire Department Sutphen SL75
Sutphen delivered this SL75 midmount aerial quint to the Grand Blanc (MI). It has a 500-gallon tank and 2,000-gpm pump.
Statesville (NC) Fire Department Sutphen SPH 100
The Statesville (NC) Fire Department has taken delivery of this Sutphen SPH 100 midmount aerial quint built on a Monarch cab and chassis.
Sutphen Pumper Breaks Industry Record
Sutphen Corporation’s new industrial pumper is third-party rated at a record 6,000 gallons per minute from draft.
Petoskey (MI) Twin Sutphen Custom Pumpers
The Petoskey (MI) Fire Department took delivery of twin custom Sutphen pumpers built on Monarch cabs and chassis and featuring 1,500-gpm pumps and 750-gallon tanks.