OCALA, FL – Feb. 2, 2023 – E-ONE, a subsidiary of REV Group Inc., and a leading manufacturer of fire apparatus, announces it is building two HP 100 Platforms for the Green Bay Metro Fire Department in Wisconsin. The two platforms were ordered through E-ONE Dealer Fire Service Inc.  

These two platforms are replacement vehicles for Green Bay, whose recent orders include two custom pumpers and a Haz-Mat Command Combo Rescue.

Key features of the HP 100 Platforms include:  

• E-ONE Typhoon^® cab with severe duty interior
• Integral torque box frame with a Cummins 500 HP X12 engine and Allison EVS4000P transmission
• Criss-cross under-slung outriggers with only 15’-6” spread, automatic levelling and short jack capability
• Extruded aluminum aerial with 2.5 to 1 structural safety factor
• Advanced Aerial Control System with color displays featuring mission specific screens
• Akron StreamMaster II AVM monitor with 2.5” discharge
• Two 45-degree rear corner staircases
• Ladder tunnel with 156’ of ground ladders with pike pole storage

Green Bay Metro Fire Department will use the two new platforms to better serve its growing community.

“I truly believe we are getting the best product and customer service with Fire Service Inc. and E-ONE,” said Green Bay Battalion Chief Ray Fuiten.  

“It’s exciting to see Green Bay add these two HP 100 Platforms to their fleet,” said Larry Daniels, E-ONE Director of Sales. “We are proud of the continued relationship with Green Bay Metro Fire Department.  Fire Service continues to grow in the Wisconsin market, and E-ONE is excited to be part of that growth.”

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About E-ONE, Inc.

E-ONE is a leading fire apparatus manufacturer, making emergency vehicles, rescue trucks, aerial fire trucks, rescue pumpers and custom fire apparatus, and has produced more than 28,000 vehicles delivered around the world. Headquartered in Ocala, Florida, E-ONE is an industry leader in product innovations, new technologies and exceeding customer expectations. E-ONE is owned by the REV Group (NYSE: REVG).

About REV Group, Inc.

REV Group companies are leading designers and manufacturers of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services, which serve a diversified customer base, primarily in the United States, through three segments: Fire & Emergency, Commercial, and Recreation. They provide customized vehicle solutions for applications, including essential needs for public services (ambulances, fire apparatus, school buses, and transit buses), commercial infrastructure (terminal trucks and industrial sweepers), and consumer leisure (recreational vehicles). REV Group’s diverse portfolio

By Alan M. Petrillo

Olive Township (MI) Fire Department decided to replace an older rescue truck with a new model that would have a walk-in compartment accessible from both sides of the truck. After checking out several rescue vehicle manufacturers, Olive Township chose SVI Trucks to build its new walk-in rescue.

Duane Wolters, Olive Township’s chief, says the department’s previous rescue was built on an International chassis and cab with a body having a rear walk-in compartment with flip-down seats and compartments on both sides, accessed from outside. “We wanted our new rescue to have a compartment where we could put motor vehicle accident (MVA) victims out of the weather when we needed to do so, and also to get our firefighters inside for rehab during winter weather,” Wolters says.

Roger Engvall, owner of The Fire Company, who sold the rescue to Olive Township, says the rescue SVI built for the department is on a Freightliner M2 two-door chassis and cab powered by a 350-horsepower (hp) Cummins L9 diesel engine, and an Allison 3000 EVS automatic transmission. “The rescue has an 18-foot long stainless steel body where the forward part has a walk-in compartment with an entry door on each side, and bench seating across the rear wall for four firefighters, but no SCBAs (self-contained breathing apparatus),” Engvall points out. “That front walk-in compartment has its own separate heating and air conditioning system and there is a transverse compartment under the bench seating.”

Duane Woodard, SVI’s regional sales manager, says the wheelbase on the rescue is 200 inches, the overall length is 28 feet 3 inches, and overall height is 10 feet 9 inches. He notes the rescue has OnScene Solutions heavy duty cargo slides in the compartments, a Carefree Mirage lateral arm acr

Christen Gibson
The Times-Tribune, Corbin, Ky.
(TNS)

Jan. 31—CORBIN — Corbin Fire Department is about four weeks away from a brand new ride. The new fire truck is loaded with the latest technology, custom designed by the Corbin Fire Department and engineers at Southeast Apparatus to make saving lives safer and more effective.

This new fire truck will be replacing their 1998 demo model truck. The new truck has 450 horsepower; a 1,500 gallon per minute (GPM) pump; 1,000 gallon water tank; and custom graphics on it. This is in comparison with their old truck specs of 500 gallons of water and a 1,250 GPM pump.

“There is a huge difference in fire truck technology from 1998,” Southeast Apparatus Sales Manager John Yeager said. “Corbin Fire Department is getting a big upgrade.”

The new custom truck features automatic equipment that regulates itself in comparison to their current truck in which an operator has to do it manually.

“This is the first time in the history of the Corbin Fire Department that we have actually bought a brand new custom truck and had it built exactly how we wanted it,” Corbin Fire Department Batallion Chief James Smith stated.

The hoses are longer and is loaded with a foam technology that helps putting out fires quicker.

“It’s an all in one truck,” Yeager said. “It does rescue and firefighting.”

The Corbin Fire Department is unique as they also respond to medical emergencies — often requiring extra equipment. Their 1998 model truck didn’t have extra space for medical supplies, but this new one has an entire custom cabinet in the back to keep CFD’s medical supplies organized and safely out of the way.

“From the compartment sizes to the layouts, to the shelves it’s exactly how we wanted it,” Chief Smith said. “The truck right now wasn’t really made for that. We had to find places for our equipment and it’s not really organized or put together the best.”

The outside of the truck sports the Corbin gray over red and will have custom vinyl not yet released.

The project in addition to some new equipment cost about $465,000 and has taken about 14 months from design to the final stages.

“Their pricing is almost two years old,” Yeager said. “That truck if you bought again right now has already had a large increase in cost. They are getting a great deal.”

The project lacks the body being mounted on the chassis, the tank installed, connecting the plumbing and electronics and other final touches. Then it will undergo testing before it sees some action.

“When we get done, it should be a really cool hometown Corbin truck built right here in Corbin,” Yeager said.

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Fort Worth police are trying to determine who took off in a fire engine and then crashed it, Fox4News.com reported.

Firefighters, working a medical call at a hotel on the South Freeway Wednesday night, came out of the hotel to find the engine gone, the report said.

They found it about a block away uphill near Interstate 35W and Seminary Drive, according to the report. Tire tracks in the ice showed where the driver lost control and crashed into a pole and a street sign. 

No one was inside the engine by the time firefighters made the discovery. The engine did have some minor damage, the report said.