By Alan M. Petrillo
The Baltimore County (MD) Fire Department is in the process of taking delivery of 16 engines and three tractor-drawn aerials (TDAs) from Pierce Manufacturing Inc.
Bob Rosensteel, regional account manager for Atlantic Emergency Solutions, who sold the apparatus to Baltimore County, says the TDAs are 107-foot Ascendant models built on Arrow XT chassis and cabs with seating for six firefighters with front and side airbag protection. He notes the TDAs are powered by Cummins 600-horsepower (hp) X15 diesel engines, and Allison 4000 EVS automatic transmissions, have heating and air conditioning in the tiller cabs, 10-kW Onan hydraulic generators, and HiViz LED compartment, scene, and perimeter lighting.
Baltimore County (MD) Fire Department is getting three 107-foot Ascendant tractor-drawn aerials (TDA), on Arrow XT chassis and cabs, powered by 600-horsepower Cummins X15 diesel engines, and Allison 4000 EVS automatic transmissions from Pierce Manufacturing Inc. (Photos courtesy of Pierce Manufacturing Inc.)Mike Huber, Baltimore County’s fire maintenance fleet manager, points out that the department wanted all around airbags inside the cabs for all its rigs. “Also, with our current fleet, we had some difficulty getting down some tight streets,” Huber says, “so we went with the Enforcer chassis and cab for the engines so they’d be short and maneuverable in tight spaces. We went from pumpers that were 100 inches wide down to 96 inches wide, and also trimmed the wheelbase down to 187-1/2-inches.”
Huber notes that the department was also concerned about meeting a clean cab standard, and while all seating, except drivers, are self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) USSC Valor seats, the cabs meet the standard by having wipeable vinyl and other surfaces, cleanable diamond plate, HEPA filters, and a decon shower and garden hose fitting on the right side pump panel.
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E-ONE—Buffalo Grove (IL) Fire Department 100-foot aerial platform quint. Cyclone ll medium cab and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; Hale Qmax 2,000-gpm pump; 300-gallon polypropylene water tank; 2.5 to 1 aerial ladder safety feature. Dealer: Greg Hansen, Fire Service Inc, Naperville, IL.
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VIDEO: Sacramento area firefighters are facing some new challenges on emergency calls.
A man is going up to crews with a camera while they’re on calls, often peppering them with foul language and intimidation. Video shows the man behind the camera verbally confronting fire crews and coming right up to firefighters with taunting language.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOVR-TV CBS 13 Sacramento
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For the first time in its history, Albuquerque Fire Rescue now has a behavioral health director.
AFR Behavioral Health Director Maia Dalton-Theodore will be tasked with supporting the mental health needs of the department’s firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs.
"I really look forward to continuing the ongoing mission of normalizing the ability for people to ask for help and reducing the stigma, and also to continue the work around behavioral health for this department,” she said.
- PUB DATE: 5/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KOB-TV NBC 4 Albuquerque
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