Read some of the features and news on fire trucks and fire equipment from the January 2021 issue of Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equipment magazine.

In this issue:

• Blocking Rigs with Traffic Management Attenuators Help Protect Firefighters on Scene
• Taking Toxins Out of Apparatus Bays
• Apparatus Showcase: January 2021

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Wheeled Coach, an industry-leading manufacturer of emergency vehicles for over 45 years, has announced the appointment of Atlantic Emergency Solutions as the Wheeled Coach dealer for Pennsylvania. Atlantic is authorized to sell and service the complete portfolio of Wheeled Coach Type I, II, III and Medium-Duty emergency vehicles for the state.

A premier provider of fire and emergency solutions, Atlantic is comprised of over 300 sales and service professionals serving nine states and the District of Columbia. Atlantic offers comprehensive parts and service capabilities through a combination of 18 Regional Service Centers, including a paint and collision center and a large mobile service fleet.

“We are extremely excited for the opportunity to be the sole Wheeled Coach dealer and brand ambassador in Pennsylvania” said Joe Pack, President & CEO of Atlantic Emergency Solutions.  “We’ve demonstrated our commitment to serving the unique needs of our customers and are looking forward to supporting new departments and agencies across the state.”

“Atlantic is a great dealer for Wheeled Coach and we are delighted they are now representing the brand in the state of Pennsylvania,” said George Petropoulos, Vice President of Sales, REV Ambulance Group. “Their mission to provide emergency solutions that help first responders save lives reflects Wheeled Coach’s commitment to build mission-critical vehicles which are as unbreakable as the spirit of those who drive them.”

For more information, visit www.wheeledcoach.com and www.atlanticemergency.com.

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According to a report from KLTV, Smith County (TX) Emergency Services District 2 and the Bullard (TX) Volunteer Fire Department (BVFD) have a new Piece PUC engine. The purchase is part of the capital improvement plan to replace the district’s aging equipment.

The new engine is up-to-date with modern firefighting technology and features a compressed air foam system and the ability to carry 1,000 gallons of water, which is an upgrade over the 500-gallon capacity of the previous engine. BVFD firefighters are now completing training on the new engine’s operations.

The BVFD will commence with a traditional “push-in” ceremony at Bullard Fire Station No 1, located at 213 S. Houston Street, this Sunday, February 7, at 2:00 p.m. The public and media are invited to the event. However, social distancing and masks will be required.

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E-ONE—Teaneck (NJ) Fire Department pumper squad. Typhoon cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 780-gallon water tank; Akron Apollo single waterway monitor with TFT Extend-A-Gun; FireTech HiViz scene lighting. Dealer: Michael Thomasey, Absolute Fire Protection, South Plainfield, NJ. (Photo by John M. Malecky.)

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According to a report from Journal-News, West Chester Township (OH) trustees approved an additional $40,000 funding to temporarily lease a space while the construction of the new Fire Station 73 continues. The total cost for the lease is now $121,593.

Township Administrator Larry Burks said last week that the township originally signed a one-year lease, from October 2019 through September 2020, with a month-to-month option after that period.

The estimated cost to raze the 50-year-old station on Duff Drive and build a new one was $3.5 million, with a budget of $3.7 million. The township received about a dozen bids and awarded a contract to Graybach LLC for $3.1 million, with contingencies the trustees approved up to $3.4 million about a year ago.

West Chester Fire Chief Rick Prinz said officials are hopeful the department can move into the new station in August or September, but the amount the trustees approved will take them through November in the temporary space. He said the start of construction was delayed, and they broke ground last June.

Prinz has said there were safety concerns with the existing station such as the location of turnout gear storage, which was in cages next to the Quint fire truck, making it difficult to get things in and out of the truck as well as the proximity to the fumes from the vehicles and sunlight that streams through the open bays, which degrading the fabric, made the equipment potentially unsafe, and exposed members to contaminants that can cause cancer.

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