Chief Brian Wood gives a tour of Bixby (OK) Fire Department's new MVP Rescue Pumpers featuring Cinder custom chassis, Hale QMAX 1500 GPM pump, FoamPro2001, 30 gallon foam cell, 750 gallon water and tons of room for equipment.

Ferrara—Bixby (OK) Fire Department MVP rescue-pumpers (2). Inferno cabs and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engines; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pumps; UPF Poly 750-gallon tanks; 30-gallon foam cells; FoamPro 2001 single-agent foam systems; ROWE Industries CAFS; Honda 16-kW generators; TFT Typhoon deck guns with Master Stream nozzles. Dealer: Jim Stover, Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Holden, LA.

Glendale Fire Department’s Pierce Arrow XT 107-foot heavy-duty Ascendant Tiller features flashing lights on the interior of the cab doors for increased safety. As there isn’t a need for floor heaters in Southern California, compartments were customized to store radio equipment. Additional compartmentation was added to the top of the cab for map and binder storage.  Due to tight city streets, the body features roll-up doors for easy access. The body compartmentation consists of one-way, two-way, and tilt-down slide-out trays, tool boards, Pac Trac equipment mounting, air bag slots, bottle holders, and mounting provisions. The rig will carry a complement of (11) Alaco wooden ladders, totaling 22 feet’. 

Dealership: South Coast Fire Equipment

CHASSIS

• Chassis: Arrow XT cab with 10-inch raised roof
• Seating Capacity: 4
• Overall Height: 11’ 2”
• Overall Length: 59’ 11.5”
• GVW Rating: 76,600 lb 
• Safety: Side roll and frontal impact protection
• Front/rear axle: TAK-4 Independent Front Suspension, 22,800 - Meritor RS30-185, 31,000 lb 
• Engine: Detroit DD13, 525 hp, 1850 torque
• Electrical: Command Zone Multiplex System 

BODY AND AERIAL DEVICE

• Device: Ascendant 107-foot heavy-duty ladder
• Reach: 107 feet vertical/100 feet horizontal
• Flow rate: 1,500 gpm
• Stabilizers:  2; short-jack capable 
• Door: Gortite roll-up

For more information, visit www.piercemfg.com.

A woman woke up in her home just south of Deer Park early Friday morning to find her house on fire. Firefighters responding to the house fire on Owens Road just south of Deer Park told KHQ the woman woke up to crackling and saw a red glow inside her home. The woman immediately evacuated the home with her pets and called 911.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2019 8:39:38 AM - SOURCE: KHQ-TV NBC 6

A fire that burned a home in Leschi has been deemed arson, Seattle Fire officials said. The fire broke out just at the two-story home just after midnight Wednesday morning in the 800 block of Lakeside Ave. South, said Kristin Tinsley with Seattle Fire. Firefighters arrived to find smoke and flames coming from the roof and attic space.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2019 7:50:27 AM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000

For more than half a century, Gerald “Jerry” Sleater helped battle fires in Benton County Fire District 1. Whether it was from a seat in a fire truck or behind a board table, Sleater left his mark on the 320-square-mile district that runs south of Kennewick and Richland. The longest-serving member and current fire district commissioner died Wednesday at the age of 86.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2019 3:24:45 AM - SOURCE: Tri-City Herald