By Alan M. Petrillo

A fire company in Pennsylvania had such good luck with its first Precision Fire Apparatus rear-mount pumper that it went back to Precision for another nearly identical rig when it came time to replace an aging pumper.

The Langhorne Middletown Fire Company, in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, needed to replace a 1992 3D Manufacturing engine and decided that for the best continuity of operation and training, it wanted “a mirror truck of our engine 21, which is a 2009 Precision Fire Apparatus rear-mount pumper,” says Langhorne Middletown Chief Frank Farry. “But, we did make a couple of changes, especially with regard to foam and the front bumper equipment.”

1 The rear-mount pumper built for the Langhorne Middletown Fire Company, in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, by Precision Fire Apparatus has a 500-hp Cummins ISX 12 diesel engine, an Allison 3000 EVS automatic transmission, and a heavy-duty extruded aluminum body with a stainless steel substructure. (Photos courtesy of Precision Fire Apparatus.)

Pumper Features

The new Precision rear-mount pumper is built on a 2015 Spartan Gladiator ELFD 10-inch raised-roof cab and chassis and has seating for eight firefighters with an emergency medical services medical cabinet and a tool board on the back wall of the extended cab. Powered by a 500-hp Cummins ISX 12 diesel engine and an Allison 3000 EVS automatic transmission, the new rear-mount has a heavy-duty extruded aluminum body with a stainless steel substructure. Wheelbase is 209 inches, overall length is 34 feet 3 inches, and overall height is 9 feet 11 inches.

Charlie Beck, Langhorne Middletown’s chief engineer, says that the differences in the two pumpers can be seen in the front bumper and in foam capability. “Our 2009 Precision rear-mount has Class A and B foam tanks, but we decided that wasn’t needed on the new pumper,” Farry points out. “Also, our earlier rear-mount has hosed hydraulic rescue tools located in the front bumper, but the new pumper carries an attack line of 200 feet of 1¾-inch hose off a two-inch discharge, a 2½-inch hoseline in its front bumper, and a Holmatro battery-operated combi tool in an under seat area in a forward-facing seat in the extended cab.”

2 The pump panel on the pumper is located in the end compartment on the officer’s side, protected by a ROM roll-up door. The rig has a Hale RSD 1,500-gallon-per-minute pump and a 500-gallon UPF water tank.

Farry notes that the new rear-mount pumper has a transverse compartment behind the crew cab that’s enclosed by ROM Corp. roll-up compartment doors and holds two 200-foot 1¾-inch preconnects, one 200-foot 2½-inch preconnect, a Stokes basket, a long board, and long tools. He adds that since there is no midmount pump panel, the pumper has approximately 30 percent more equipment space than a typical side-mount pumper.

By Alan M. Petrillo

A fire company in Pennsylvania had such good luck with its first Precision Fire Apparatus rear-mount pumper that it went back to Precision for another nearly identical rig when it came time to replace an aging pumper.

The Langhorne Middletown Fire Company, in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, needed to replace a 1992 3D Manufacturing engine and decided that for the best continuity of operation and training, it wanted “a mirror truck of our engine 21, which is a 2009 Precision Fire Apparatus rear-mount pumper,” says Langhorne Middletown Chief Frank Farry. “But, we did make a couple of changes, especially with regard to foam and the front bumper equipment.”

1 The rear-mount pumper built for the Langhorne Middletown Fire Company, in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, by Precision Fire Apparatus has a 500-hp Cummins ISX 12 diesel engine, an Allison 3000 EVS automatic transmission, and a heavy-duty extruded aluminum body with a stainless steel substructure. (Photos courtesy of Precision Fire Apparatus.)

Pumper Features

The new Precision rear-mount pumper is built on a 2015 Spartan Gladiator ELFD 10-inch raised-roof cab and chassis and has seating for eight firefighters with an emergency medical services medical cabinet and a tool board on the back wall of the extended cab. Powered by a 500-hp Cummins ISX 12 diesel engine and an Allison 3000 EVS automatic transmission, the new rear-mount has a heavy-duty extruded aluminum body with a stainless steel substructure. Wheelbase is 209 inches, overall length is 34 feet 3 inches, and overall height is 9 feet 11 inches.

Charlie Beck, Langhorne Middletown’s chief engineer, says that the differences in the two pumpers can be seen in the front bumper and in foam capability. “Our 2009 Precision rear-mount has Class A and B foam tanks, but we decided that wasn’t needed on the new pumper,” Farry points out. “Also, our earlier rear-mount has hosed hydraulic rescue tools located in the front bumper, but the new pumper carries an attack line of 200 feet of 1¾-inch hose off a two-inch discharge, a 2½-inch hoseline in its front bumper, and a Holmatro battery-operated combi tool in an under seat area in a forward-facing seat in the extended cab.”

2 The pump panel on the pumper is located in the end compartment on the officer’s side, protected by a ROM roll-up door. The rig has a Hale RSD 1,500-gallon-per-minute pump and a 500-gallon UPF water tank.

Farry notes that the new rear-mount pumper has a transverse compartment behind the crew cab that’s enclosed by ROM Corp. roll-up compartment doors and holds two 200-foot 1¾-inch preconnects, one 200-foot 2½-inch preconnect, a Stokes basket, a long board, and long tools. He adds that since there is no midmount pump panel, the pumper has approximately 30 percent more equipment space than a typical side-mount pumper.

By Alan M. Petrillo

After fire departments have a new fire station built or an older station renovated, they are faced with the issue of furnishing it to make it a usable place where firefighters live and work.

The types of furnishings that fire departments choose for their new or refurbished stations run the gamut of practical, functional, and robust furniture and furnishings aimed at making the fire stations comfortable living spaces.

1 Mackenzie Architecture outfitted the community room at the City of Buckley (WA) Fire Department with tables and chairs often used for conferences and training. (Photos 1-4 courtesy of Mackenzie Architecture.)

Guiding Departments

Ken Newell, senior principal, Stewart-Cooper-Newell Architects, says that furnishings generally fall under a furniture, fixtures, and equipment contract and are typically purchased by the owner of the station or a third party designated by them. “When we design a station, we would show where the various furnishings would fit,” Newell says, “and the owner would use that station planning guide to go out and purchase furnishings.”

Such furnishings would include all furniture for the day room, kitchen, offices, bunk rooms, as well as mobile turnout gear lockers, additional refrigerators, information technology equipment, and loose audio-video equipment, Newell adds.

2 The day room furniture at the City of Buckley (WA) Fire Department consists of comfortable chairs in several groupings.

Bob Mitchell, principal at Mitchell Associates Architects, says he recommends that fire departments purchase “robust and not high-concept furniture. With couches, chairs, and recliners, look at the manufacturer’s literature for the specifications and see what kind and type of construction is under the fabric.”

Mitchell also recommends that fire departments avoid purchasing furniture that is covered in cloth fabric. “You want to choose a fabric that doesn’t provide an area where germs can flourish and that can be readily cleaned,” he says. “Use Naugahyde-type fabrics that have a urethane finish that feels and acts like leather but can be cleaned and disinfected very easily.”

3 Office furniture in the report room (shown) and other offices at the Hillsboro (OR) Fire Department was furnished by Mackenzie Architecture.

Kim Doyle, project manager and interior designer for Mackenzie Architecture, says that no fire station can be called typical when it comes to furnishings because each is a little different-from how it is funded to who chooses and procures the furniture. “We always include a schematic diagram of how furniture might fit in a fire station we design,” Doyle p

By Alan M. Petrillo

After fire departments have a new fire station built or an older station renovated, they are faced with the issue of furnishing it to make it a usable place where firefighters live and work.

The types of furnishings that fire departments choose for their new or refurbished stations run the gamut of practical, functional, and robust furniture and furnishings aimed at making the fire stations comfortable living spaces.

1 Mackenzie Architecture outfitted the community room at the City of Buckley (WA) Fire Department with tables and chairs often used for conferences and training. (Photos 1-4 courtesy of Mackenzie Architecture.)

Guiding Departments

Ken Newell, senior principal, Stewart-Cooper-Newell Architects, says that furnishings generally fall under a furniture, fixtures, and equipment contract and are typically purchased by the owner of the station or a third party designated by them. “When we design a station, we would show where the various furnishings would fit,” Newell says, “and the owner would use that station planning guide to go out and purchase furnishings.”

Such furnishings would include all furniture for the day room, kitchen, offices, bunk rooms, as well as mobile turnout gear lockers, additional refrigerators, information technology equipment, and loose audio-video equipment, Newell adds.

2 The day room furniture at the City of Buckley (WA) Fire Department consists of comfortable chairs in several groupings.

Bob Mitchell, principal at Mitchell Associates Architects, says he recommends that fire departments purchase “robust and not high-concept furniture. With couches, chairs, and recliners, look at the manufacturer’s literature for the specifications and see what kind and type of construction is under the fabric.”

Mitchell also recommends that fire departments avoid purchasing furniture that is covered in cloth fabric. “You want to choose a fabric that doesn’t provide an area where germs can flourish and that can be readily cleaned,” he says. “Use Naugahyde-type fabrics that have a urethane finish that feels and acts like leather but can be cleaned and disinfected very easily.”

3 Office furniture in the report room (shown) and other offices at the Hillsboro (OR) Fire Department was furnished by Mackenzie Architecture.

Kim Doyle, project manager and interior designer for Mackenzie Architecture, says that no fire station can be called typical when it comes to furnishings because each is a little different-from how it is funded to who chooses and procures the furniture. “We always include a schematic diagram of how furniture might fit in a fire station we design,” Doyle p

By Alan M. Petrillo

After fire departments have a new fire station built or an older station renovated, they are faced with the issue of furnishing it to make it a usable place where firefighters live and work.

The types of furnishings that fire departments choose for their new or refurbished stations run the gamut of practical, functional, and robust furniture and furnishings aimed at making the fire stations comfortable living spaces.

1 Mackenzie Architecture outfitted the community room at the City of Buckley (WA) Fire Department with tables and chairs often used for conferences and training. (Photos 1-4 courtesy of Mackenzie Architecture.)

Guiding Departments

Ken Newell, senior principal, Stewart-Cooper-Newell Architects, says that furnishings generally fall under a furniture, fixtures, and equipment contract and are typically purchased by the owner of the station or a third party designated by them. “When we design a station, we would show where the various furnishings would fit,” Newell says, “and the owner would use that station planning guide to go out and purchase furnishings.”

Such furnishings would include all furniture for the day room, kitchen, offices, bunk rooms, as well as mobile turnout gear lockers, additional refrigerators, information technology equipment, and loose audio-video equipment, Newell adds.

2 The day room furniture at the City of Buckley (WA) Fire Department consists of comfortable chairs in several groupings.

Bob Mitchell, principal at Mitchell Associates Architects, says he recommends that fire departments purchase “robust and not high-concept furniture. With couches, chairs, and recliners, look at the manufacturer’s literature for the specifications and see what kind and type of construction is under the fabric.”

Mitchell also recommends that fire departments avoid purchasing furniture that is covered in cloth fabric. “You want to choose a fabric that doesn’t provide an area where germs can flourish and that can be readily cleaned,” he says. “Use Naugahyde-type fabrics that have a urethane finish that feels and acts like leather but can be cleaned and disinfected very easily.”

3 Office furniture in the report room (shown) and other offices at the Hillsboro (OR) Fire Department was furnished by Mackenzie Architecture.

Kim Doyle, project manager and interior designer for Mackenzie Architecture, says that no fire station can be called typical when it comes to furnishings because each is a little different-from how it is funded to who chooses and procures the furniture. “We always include a schematic diagram of how furniture might fit in a fire station we design,” Doyle p