While more compact, the new truck still delivers full performance. A 13-liter inline-6 diesel engine and a bank of six 950-cold cranking amp batteries keep this truck and its 750-gallon water tank ready to respond. The pump is capable of pumping 1,500 gallons of water per minute, he said.
“These trucks provide better crew safety, too,” said Operations Division Chief Mike Matthews, who serves as the fire department’s fleet manager.
Matthews said this will be the first pumper in the fleet, and only the second overall, to have air bags in the cab.
A first-ever feature for the city’s fire truck fleet is the new truck’s Vehicle Information Center, a dash-mounted touchscreen interface that helps monitor all of the major systems and acts as a monitor for the forward and aft video cameras.