On Monday firefighters will be training for their third annual recruiting academy. It’s the largest one to date with 17 new recruits going through a four-month academy process. Local firefighters from all three Tri-City departments will join to train new people with local equipment, procedures and tactics.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2019 6:46:47 PM - SOURCE: KEPR-TV CBS 19

The Smeal 75′ heavy-duty aerial is designed to be the centerpiece of your aerial attack and rescue operations.  Built with 100,000 psi yield strength steel, this aerial workhorse provides a 750 lb. tip load rating (wet), the ability to flow 1,500 GPM at 0 degrees elevation straight out to the side, and the solid “step feel” that all Smeal aerials are known for.  Available on a single or tandem axle chassis.

Chassis Choices

• Sirius
• S Series
• Spartan

Body

• 1/8” Aluminum
• 3/16” Aluminum
• Stainless

Pumps

• Waterous
• Darley
• Hale

Water Tank Capacity

• Up to 600 gallons

Foam Systems

• FoamPro, Waterous, Hale, CAFS

Engine Make

• Cummins ISL9, ISX12 and ISX15

Horsepower Available

• Up to 600 hp

Hosebed Capacity

• Up to 1,000’ of 5”

Horizontal Reach

• 75'

Vertical Reach

• 71'5

Payload Capacity

• Up to 750 lbs. wet

Flow Capacity

Up to 1,500 gpm

Stabilizers

• Yes

Ground Ladder Storage

• Yes

The Santa Fe Springs Fire Department located in Los Angeles County, Calif., will take delivery of this Air/Light Rescue built by SVI Trucks. The 18-foot aluminum body features a Lima Mac 40,000-watt PTO generator, two Command Light CL615A-2MH light towers, OnScene Solutions cargo slides, a Bauer K-18 air compressor and a Bauer 3-Position SCBA Fill Station.

For more information, visit www.svitrucks.com.

The all-vounteer East Syracuse Fire Department has a challenging district layout in upstate New York that includes interstate, CSX railroad, airport, residential and suburban housing, 28 hotels and a large industrial sector with many warehouses. Founded in 1888, the department has 60 members and "two fire houses that act as one." Learn more in this video.

• Body: Stainless Steel
• Chassis:  Cyclone II  with 80-inch CA
• Engine: Cummins ISX12 500 hp
• Forward Walk-In Rescue Body Interior with a 46″ wide walkway
• Axles: Tandem
• Seating capacity: 10 people

Fire Commissioner Russ Jones (Chairperson of the Board of Fire Commissioners) announced that Fire Chief Timothy W. Lemon of Chelan Fire and Rescue has stated his intent to retire 12/31/2019. Chief Lemon has spent the last 10 years, of a 40 year career serving as the Fire Chief of Chelan Fire and Rescue.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2019 11:46:55 AM - SOURCE: KPQ-AM 560