FORT COLLINS — September 26, 2018 — The Harwich (Massachusetts) Fire Department is taking delivery on an unusual apparatus — or at least one not typically found on the East Coast. The two-station fire department, which protects 11,765 within 20.93 square miles in the  mid-Cape Cod region, turned to Colorado fire truck manufacturer SVI Trucks to build a Type III Wildland Engine to help respond to the area’s severe flood scenes. 

Built on a Freightliner 108SD Type III chassis, Harwich Fire Chief Norman Clark Jr. said the apparatus will provide the department with higher ground clearance to navigate flooded areas where deep water has been known to create obstacles for some of its other engines. Featuring up to 15” of ground clearance, this chassis delivers an additional 7” of clearance compared to other trucks that meet the NFPA 1901 8” requirement. Among Harwich’s 17-vehicle fleet, the department has two rescue boats, a dive rescue truck and a dive rescue trailer, all devoted to water rescues. 

Harwich’s newest addition features a Hale MBP 1,000 GPM pump with 500-gal. water tank, FoamPro 1601 foam system and Chelsea “Hot-Shift” transmission PTO. The rear-access hose bed storage is located over the water tank and body of the apparatus, featuring two adjustable aluminum hose bed partitions. Compartments are equipped with ROM roll-up doors,  OnScene Solutions LED lighting and Shelf-Trac or PAC Trac mounting. Harwich will store a Warn 9,000 lb. 12-volt electric winch, furnished with the build, in one of the compartments, along with a 20’ 3-section ladder in the rear curbside compartment.  

“We’re excited Harwich turned to SVI Trucks and our dealer, Five Star Fire, to help complete this Type III build. We know how important this apparatus is to this Massachusetts community because it’s not your typical East Coast truck,” said Rafe Bridges, SVI Trucks Sales Manager. “This apparatus was truly designed for Harwich’s unique challenges.” 

For full specifications and more photos, visit bit.ly/harwich-1051. 

The Fleming Fire Department, Auburn, Michigan, has recently taken delivery of an all-new custom HME Ahrens-Fox mini pumper. Built on a RAM 5500 4x4 SD Crew Cab XL, it is powered by a 325-hp Cummins 6.7L- I-6 OHV diesel direct-injection engine with a six-speed electronic SelectShift automatic transmission. The mini pumper also features a Hale DSD 1,500-gpm pump, a United Plastics T-Tank at 300 gallons, adjustable aluminum shelves, and heavy-duty pullout trays with roll up doors. The mini pumper also has an FRC Class A foam system and 15-gallon foam cell.

Salesman: Mark Aswad
Dealer: Firehouse Apparatus, Inc.
Dealer Location: Locke, New York

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Fredonia, PA USA, September 14th, 2018 - Grace Fire Fighter is pleased to announce a new NFPA compliant Firefighter GPS enabled Emergency Signaling and Automated Accountability System. Grace In-Commandᶲ Full View GPS™, combined with the latest NFPA compliant stand-alone TPASS®5ᶲGPS advanced wireless RF PASS, is a Firefighter Emergency Signaling and Automated GPS-Locating Accountability System designed to directly support Wildland firefighting and Search and Rescue (SAR) operations. Grace In-Commandᶲ Full View GPS™ can be deployed with a user’s existing air support, UAV or drone to create a large aerial coverage area to protect all firefighter at all times, in all environments and all locations.   

The new TPASS®5ᶲGPS is a Firefighter’s all-in-one Accountability tool and primary NFPA-compliant Stand-Alone RF PASS alarm. When used with the Grace In-Commandᶲ Full View GPS™ system, TPASS®5ᶲGPS becomes a stand-alone NFPA compliant RF PASS Accountability System with the added benefit of displaying outdoor GPS location of the Firefighter.  This system uses its own stand-alone wireless RF signaling, separate from any existing voice radio systems providing incident command with the ability to monitor and locate Firefighters.  InCommandᶲ Full View GPS™ features real-time safety monitoring of all Firefighters with TPASS®5ᶲGPS including MAYDAY distress alarms and allows incident command to issue automated wireless RF signaling of Personnel Accountability Report (PAR), ROLL CALL and EVAC commands.   

According to Grace Industries President Bob Campman, “The fire service has demanded a product with the ability to identify the location of a Firefighter, Grace In-Commandᶲ Full View GPS™ with one-of-a-kind GPS mapping meets this demand and is the ultimate tool to monitor Firefighter safety through emergency wireless RF signaling while simultaneously providing a high performance automated accountability system with Firefighter outdoor mapping and location”.  

A problem exists for Wildland Firefighters and Search and Rescue (SAR) teams who do not use the traditional SCBA with integrated PASS alarm. Unlike structural firefighters, Wildland Firefighters often face dangers without any type of personal safety monitoring or the ability to pinpoint their exact location; Grace In-Commandᶲ Full View GPS™ and TPASS®5ᶲGPS solves this problem and provides seamless Automated Accountability. 

Grace In-Commandᶲ Full View GPS™ adds to the features of the popular In-Command® Full Crew Emergency Signaling and Accountability System with new capability of mapping the outdoor GPS location of Firefighters. For those current users of In-Command® Full Crew, this new version includes the GPS mapping feature. Both, Grace In-Commandᶲ Full View GPS™ and In-Command® Full Crew operate with SuperPASS® 5X and TPASS®5 (non-GPS) to feature real-time safety monitoring of all Firefighters; including MAYDAY distress alarms, plus allows incident command to issue automated wireless RF signaling of Personnel Accountability Report (PAR), ROLLCALL and EVAC commands with displayed acknowledgement from the Firefighter. This is the only system available featuring a Firefighter’s mapped GPS location with the new 2018 NFPA-compliant TPASS®5ᶲGPS. 

For Wildland and SAR operations, Grace In-Commandᶲ Full View GPS™ works best with a TPASS® Micro Repeater affixed to a user’s air support, UAV or drone creating an aerial advantage expanding the signal range up to several miles to provide the incident commander/air boss with a full mapped view of the fire ground and location of Firefighters equipped with TPASS®5ᶲGPS. For smaller areas of operation, the TPASS® Micro Repeater can even be hung from a user’s mobile command tower to increase the coverage footprint.  

The In-Commandᶲ Full View GPS™ PC software includes a static mapping tool allowing the user to import custom