Connecticut

Toyne - Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department pumper. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 350-hp engine; Waterous CXVPA 1,250-gpm PTO pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon tank; 25-gallon foam cell; Waterous Advantus 3 Class A foam system. Sold by Alan Harris, Northeastern Fire Associates Inc., Cheshire, CT. Delivery in November.

Illinois

Pierce - Arlington Heights Fire Department pumper. Velocity cab and chassis; Detroit DD13 470-hp engine; Waterous CSU 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; two 30-gallon foam cells; Husky12 Class A and B foam systems; Harrison 6-kW generator. Sold by Rick Berndt, Global Emergency Products, Aurora, IL. Delivery in January 2018.

Alexis - Belvidere Fire Department pumper. HME 1871 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 370-hp engine; Waterous CXS 1,500-gpm pump; Pro Poly 650-gallon polypropylene tank; 20-gallon foam cell; Waterous Aquis 1.5 single-agent foam system; Command Light Knight2 KL415A-W2 light tower; Smart Power 6-kW generator. Sold by Frank Ottenheime, Alexis Fire Equipment, Alexis, IL. Delivery in November.

Pierce - LaGrange Park Fire Department 107-foot Ascendant aerial quint. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Pierce PUC 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon tank; side roll and frontal impact protection. Sold by John Kenna, Global Emergency Products, Aurora, IL. Delivery in January 2018.

Pierce - Lake Zurich Fire Department pumper. Saber cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CMU 1,500-gpm two-stage pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; Harrison 6-kW generator. Sold by Rick Berndt, Global Emergency Products, Aurora, IL. Delivery in November.

Pierce - North Aurora Fire Department 107-foot Ascendant aerial quint. Impel cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Pierce PUC 1,500-gpm single-stage pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon tank. Sold by John Kenna, Global Emergency Products, Aurora, IL. Delivery in March 2018.

Pierce - Skokie Fire Department PUC pumper. Dash CF cab and chassis; Detroit DD13 505-hp engine; Pierce 1,500-gpm single-stage pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon tank. Smart Power 10-kW generator. Sold by Rick Berndt, Global Emergency Products, Aurora, IL. Delivery in November.

Indiana

Sutphen - Angola Fire Department top-mount custom pumper. Cummins ISL 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; Smart Power 6-kW generator; Whelen LED warning and scene lights. Sold by Andy Herb, Herb Fire Equipment, Powell, OH. Delivery in October.

Pierce - Goshen Fire Department PUC pumper. Impel cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Pierce 1,500-gpm single-stage pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon tank; 30-gallon foam cell; Husky 3 Class A foam system; Sold by Jason Gerhardt, Global Emergency Products, Whitestown, IN. Delivery in December.

Pierce - Huntertown Fire Department PUC pumper. Enforcer cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Pierce 1,500-gpm single-stage pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon tank; 30-gallon foam cell; Husky 3 Class A foam system. Sold by Jason Gerhardt, Global Emergency Products, Whitestown, IN. Delivery in October.

Pierce - Marion Fire Department pumper. Saber cab and chassis; top-mount controls; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon tank. Sold by Jason Gerhardt, Global Emergency Products, Whitestown, IN. Delivery in January 2018.

Iowa

Toyne - Anamosa Fire Department pumper-tanker. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 350-hp engine; Waterous CS 1,250-gpm pump; UPF Poly 2,000-gallon tank. Sold by Dale Derner, Toyne Inc., Breda, IA. Delivery in February 2

Delivery of the Month

E-ONE - Hillside (NJ) Fire Department 75-foot aerial quint. Typhoon cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 480-gallon tank; 20-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2001 Class A foam system; Honda 3000 generator. Dealer: Tony Amoroso, Absolute Fire Protection, South Plainfield, NJ. (Photo by Ron Jeffers.)

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Delivery of the Month

E-ONE - Hillside (NJ) Fire Department 75-foot aerial quint. Typhoon cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 480-gallon tank; 20-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2001 Class A foam system; Honda 3000 generator. Dealer: Tony Amoroso, Absolute Fire Protection, South Plainfield, NJ. (Photo by Ron Jeffers.)

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Delivery of the Month

E-ONE - Hillside (NJ) Fire Department 75-foot aerial quint. Typhoon cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 480-gallon tank; 20-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2001 Class A foam system; Honda 3000 generator. Dealer: Tony Amoroso, Absolute Fire Protection, South Plainfield, NJ. (Photo by Ron Jeffers.)

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Alan M. Petrillo

Firefighter safety in mounting and dismounting apparatus, as well as when pulling hose and accessing equipment, was a major concern for the Philadelphia (PA) Fire Department when it chose a vendor for new pumpers.

Once the department performed its due diligence, it chose Spartan ER (then Spartan ERV) to build two pumpers that got it what it wanted in terms of safety and also performance.

1 Spartan ER delivered two pumpers to the Philadelphia (PA) Fire Department that are built on Spartan Metro Star chassis and cab with a 175-inch wheelbase, an overall length of 31 feet 8 inches, and an overall height of 10 feet 5 inches. (Photos courtesy of Spartan ER unless otherwise noted.)

Matching Specs to the Real World

Battalion Chief Robert Corrigan says that one of the challenges for Philadelphia in fire apparatus design is that it often is different on paper than it is in real life. “Our office of fleet management writes the specs and starts out with what we got last time and then moves on from there,” Corrigan says. “When these two pumpers came in with flat roofs, after getting firefighter input, we decided we needed more headroom, so we went to 10-inch raised roof models for the next four pumpers on the contract.”

Corrigan notes that the department worked closely with Campbell Supply, which he called “one of the best vendors in the country,” to work through the various safety options that Philadelphia wanted to incorporate in the new pumpers. “We had seen an increase in mounting and dismounting injuries in the department,” he says, “so we aggressively pursued all the safety features available. We went with LED lighted exterior grab rails and a low hosebed to assist with pulling hose because all of our 1¾-inch hoselines deploy from the rear of the pumper so firefighters can do that from the ground instead of the back step. It’s a very popular feature and one that was our first safety request in the design.”

2 The Philadelphia pumpers built by Spartan ER each carry a Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm side-mount pump and a Pro Poly 500-gallon water tank.

Brian Connely, account manager for Spartan ER, says his company worked closely with Philadelphia and Campbell Supply to get the hosebed as low as practicable. “We went with an L-shaped water tank that allowed the hosebed to be much lower than is typical,” Connely says. “We sent a team of engineers and design people to listen to the challenges they had on previous builds and talk with them about what we could offer. We wanted to stay away from the pitfalls they had encountered in the past and give them the kind of pumpers they needed.”

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