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Posted: Nov 1, 2018

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Limerick (PA) Fire Company tower ladder. Cyclone II cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; Elkhart Scorpion 1,250-gpm manual monitoR.

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Posted: Nov 1, 2018

Recent Fire Apparatus Deliveries-November 2018

delivery of the month

Ferrara—Champaign (IL) Fire Department walk-around heavy rescue. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; 19-foot rescue body; Will-Burt Night Scan Powerlite light tower; Harrison 20-kW generator; extruded aluminum body; rooftop storage compartments; FRC Spectra MAX scene lights. Dealer: Mark Nixon, A.E.C. Fire & Safety, Springfield, IL.

Ferrara—Champaign (IL) Fire Department walk-around heavy rescue. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; 19-foot rescue body; Will-Burt Night Scan Powerlite light tower; Harrison 20-kW generator; extruded aluminum body; rooftop storage compartments; FRC Spectra MAX scene lights. Dealer: Mark Nixon, A.E.C. Fire & Safety, Springfield, IL.




Pierce—City of Beacon (NY) Fire Department pumper. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; front 5-inch intake; front trash line. Dealer: Mike Hanratty, Jr., Firematic Supply Company, Patterson, NY.

Pierce—City of Beacon (NY) Fire Department pumper. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; front 5-inch intake; front trash line. Dealer: Mike Hanratty, Jr., Firematic Supply Company, Patterson, NY.




Rosenbauer—Amador Fire Protection District, Jackson, CA, MP3 pumper. Commander 4x4 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Rosenbauer Bronze 1,500-gpm PTO pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; 20-gallon foam cell for future foam system; coffin storage boxes each side top of body. Dealer: John Burton, Burton’s Fire, Modesto, CA.

Rosenbauer—Amador Fire Protection District, Jackson, CA, MP3 pumper. Commander 4x4 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Rosenbauer Bronze 1,500-gpm PTO pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; 20-gallon foam cell for future foam system; coffin storage boxes each side top of body. Dealer: John Burton, Burton’s Fire, Modesto, CA.




E-ONE—Newark (NJ) Fire Department 110-foot aerial ladder. Cyclone II cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; single-axle ladder; Federal Signal warning lights; FRC scene lights. Dealer: Tony Amoroso, Absolute Fire, South Plainfield, NJ. (Photo by Ron Jeffers.)

E-ONE—Newark (NJ) Fire Department 110-foot aerial ladder. Cyclone II cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; single-axle ladder; Federal Signal warning lights; FRC scene lights. Dealer: Tony Amoroso, Absolute Fire, South Plainfield, N

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Posted: Nov 1, 2018

Recent Fire Apparatus Deliveries-November 2018

delivery of the month

Ferrara—Champaign (IL) Fire Department walk-around heavy rescue. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; 19-foot rescue body; Will-Burt Night Scan Powerlite light tower; Harrison 20-kW generator; extruded aluminum body; rooftop storage compartments; FRC Spectra MAX scene lights. Dealer: Mark Nixon, A.E.C. Fire & Safety, Springfield, IL.

Ferrara—Champaign (IL) Fire Department walk-around heavy rescue. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; 19-foot rescue body; Will-Burt Night Scan Powerlite light tower; Harrison 20-kW generator; extruded aluminum body; rooftop storage compartments; FRC Spectra MAX scene lights. Dealer: Mark Nixon, A.E.C. Fire & Safety, Springfield, IL.




Pierce—City of Beacon (NY) Fire Department pumper. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; front 5-inch intake; front trash line. Dealer: Mike Hanratty, Jr., Firematic Supply Company, Patterson, NY.

Pierce—City of Beacon (NY) Fire Department pumper. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; front 5-inch intake; front trash line. Dealer: Mike Hanratty, Jr., Firematic Supply Company, Patterson, NY.




Rosenbauer—Amador Fire Protection District, Jackson, CA, MP3 pumper. Commander 4x4 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Rosenbauer Bronze 1,500-gpm PTO pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; 20-gallon foam cell for future foam system; coffin storage boxes each side top of body. Dealer: John Burton, Burton’s Fire, Modesto, CA.

Rosenbauer—Amador Fire Protection District, Jackson, CA, MP3 pumper. Commander 4x4 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Rosenbauer Bronze 1,500-gpm PTO pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; 20-gallon foam cell for future foam system; coffin storage boxes each side top of body. Dealer: John Burton, Burton’s Fire, Modesto, CA.




E-ONE—Newark (NJ) Fire Department 110-foot aerial ladder. Cyclone II cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; single-axle ladder; Federal Signal warning lights; FRC scene lights. Dealer: Tony Amoroso, Absolute Fire, South Plainfield, NJ. (Photo by Ron Jeffers.)

E-ONE—Newark (NJ) Fire Department 110-foot aerial ladder. Cyclone II cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; single-axle ladder; Federal Signal warning lights; FRC scene lights. Dealer: Tony Amoroso, Absolute Fire, South Plainfield, N

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Posted: Oct 31, 2018

Fire Apparatus with Political Signs in Front of Golden Gate City (FL) Polling Draws Questions

On the firetruck you can see there's a clear sign indicating that it's privately owned, but the owner of the truck is still hoping there's no confusion.  

Hundreds of people have been coming to cast their ballots for early voting at the Golden Gate Community Center this week. All those voters have been met with a decommissioned firetruck donning political signs, supporting a candidate for Greater Naples fire commission.

The truck belongs to Christopher Tomei, son of the candidate being advertised, and current Greater Naples firefighter.

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Posted: Oct 31, 2018

Mountain Home Fire Department (AR) Gets Real-Time Mapping in Fire Apparatus

The system is called Active911 and involves software loaded on smart phones and tablets. The fire department is in the process of mounting iPads in fire trucks to accommodate the new software.  

As an example, let's say there is an accident on the Sheid-Hopper Bypass. A witness with a cell phone calls 911 and says the accident is on the bypass "near" College Street.

The 911 system pings the person's cell phone and gets the address of the nearest cell tower. When they dispatch the Mountain Home Fire Department, the address of that cell tower will populate on the iPads in the trucks and on any firefighter's smart phone.

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