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Posted: Aug 1, 2018

Spencer Delivers Rescue-Pumper and Pumper-Tanker

Alan M. Petrillo

The South Torch Lake (MI) Fire Department wanted to replace a pumper and a tanker (tender) to protect its 17-square-mile district at the southerly end of Torch Lake in Helena Township, Michigan, and decided that each of the vehicles should be classified as Type 1 apparatus.

After researching the products offered by several apparatus manufacturers, the department selected Spencer Manufacturing to build a rescue-pumper and a pumper-tanker.

South Torch Lake Chief Jesse Lane says the department wanted each vehicle to be built on a custom chassis, have as short an overall length as possible, and be a multipurpose rig. “We also wanted to be able to carry a lot of large-diameter hose (LDH) on each vehicle, and Spencer was able to give us hosebeds that each carry 1,000 feet of LDH. That gives us a total of 2,000 feet, which gets us a hoselay from the lake water to our main downtown area,” Lane says.

South Torch Lake has a year-round population of approximately 1,500 residents, which swells during the summer months to about 5,000 people, Lane explains. “We have 12 paid on-call firefighters in the department who operate out of one station, covering a mostly residential community, but with a central area of some commercial, a large lumberyard, and a marina,” Lane notes. “Building each vehicle as a Class A (Type 1) rig means we can put fewer apparatus out the door with fewer on-call firefighters, giving us more resources with fewer vehicles. Having two Type 1 vehicles also helps with our Insurance Services Organization rating.”

The rescue-pumper Spencer built for South Torch Lake is on a Spartan Metro-X MFD (medium four-door) chassis and cab with seating for six firefighters, carrying a Hale Qmax 1,500-gallon per minute (gpm) rear-top-mount pump, a 1,000-gallon water tank, a 30-gallon foam cell, a Hale FoamLogix 5.0 foam system, and a Hale SmartCAFS compressed-air foam system (CAFS). The rescue-pumper’s wheelbase is 182 inches, overall length is 32 feet 9 inches, and overall height is 9 feet 8 inches.


2. The Spencer-built rescue-pumper for South Torch Lake has a rear elevated pump control panel, a Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump, a 1,000-gallon water tank, a 30-gallon foam cell, a Hale FoamLogix 5.0 foam system, and a Hale SmartCAFS compressed-air foam system.
1 The South Torch Lake (MI) Fire Department had Spencer Manufacturing build this rescue-pumper on a Spartan Metro-X MFD chassis and cab with seating for six firefighters. (Photos courtesy of Spencer Manufacturing Inc.)
3.The rear-top-mount pump control panel on the South Torch Lake rescue-pumper can be accessed by staircases built into each side </div> <a class=Read more
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August 2018 Recent Fire Apparatus Orders
August 2018 Recent Fire Apparatus Orders
Posted: Aug 1, 2018

August 2018 Recent Fire Apparatus Orders

Compiled by Ron Heal


ALABAMA

E-ONE—Enterprise Fire Department pumper. Typhoon X cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qflo 1,250-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,030-gallon tank; 20-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2001 Class A foam system. Harrison MCR 8-kW generator; Safety Vision backup camera. Sold by Dwight Calloway, Sunbelt Fire, Fairhope. AL. Delivery in April 2019.

E-ONE—Gardendale Fire Department pumper. Typhoon X cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 780-gallon tank; 30-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 1600 Class A foam system; TFT 18-inch Extend-a-Gun deck gun. Sold by Dwight Calloway, Sunbelt Fire, Fairhope, AL. Delivery in April 2019.


ARKANSAS

E-ONE—Mountain Home Fire Department pumper. Typhoon X cab and chassis; Cummins L9 350-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,030-gallon tank; TFT 18-inch Extend-a-Gun deck gun; FireCom model 5100D wireless intercom kit. Sold by Clint Harper, Sunbelt Fire, Fairhope, AL. Delivery in April 2019.

Midwest Fire—Strickler Volunteer Fire Department, West Fork, quick-attack unit. Ford F-550 Crew Cab and chassis; 6.8L V-10 288-hp gas engine; Hale HPX300 portable pump; 300-gallon All-Poly™ tank; 8-gallon foam cell; Hale FoamLogix LFX21 Class A foam system. Sold by Joe Hlushak, Midwest Fire, Luverne, MN. Delivery in September.


CALIFORNIA

Midwest Fire—Dobbins /Oregon House Fire Protection District pumper-tanker. Freightliner 108SD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 400-hp engine; Hale MBP 1,000-gpm PTO pump; APR polypropylene 3,000-gallon tank; three Newton stainless steel dump valves with chutes; All-Poly™ construction. Sold by Brett Jensen, Midwest Fire, Luverne, MN. Delivery in December.

Ferrara—San Francisco Fire Department pumpers (6). Igniter cabs and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engines; Waterous CMU 1,500-gpm pumps; 500-gallon polypropylene tanks. Sold by Mike Doran, REV Fire Group, California. Delivery in February 2019.


FLORIDA

Toyne—Mexico Beach Fire Department mini pumper. Ford F-550 4-door 4x4 cab and chassis; Power Stroke 6.7L engine; Hale DSD 1,250-gpm pump; UPF Poly 300-gallon tank; 25-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 1600 Class A foam system. Sold by Royce Horton, Tactical Fire, Winder, GA. Delivery in January Read more

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August 2018 Fire Apparatus Showcase
August 2018 Fire Apparatus Showcase
Posted: Aug 1, 2018

August 2018 Fire Apparatus Showcase


delivery of the month

HME—Charter Township of Monitor Fire Department, Bay City, MI, Ahrens-Fox rescue-pumper. HME 1871 Spectr model MFDxl-12 raised roof cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 400-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,250-gpm pump; UPF Poly 800-gallon tank; Harrison 10-kW generator. Dealer: Ahrens-Fox, Wyoming, MI.

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Pierce

Pierce—Crawfordsville (IN) Fire Department 107-foot Ascendant aerial ladder quint. Enforcer cab and chassis; Detroit DD13 470-hp engine; Waterous CSU 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon tank; Harrison 6-kW generator. Dealer: Garry Davis, Global Emergency Products, Whitestown, IN. (Photo by author.)



Rosenbauer

Rosenbauer—Rohnert Park (CA) Public Safety 101-foot three-section platform quint. Commander cab and chassis; Cummins ISX 600-hp engine; Waterous CSUC20 2,000-gpm pump; UPF Poly 300-gallon tank; 20-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2002 single-agent foam system; galvanized painted aerial; Rosenbauer Smart controls. Dealer: John Burton, Burton’s Fire Inc., Modesto, CA.



E-ONE

E-ONE—Bryant (AR) Fire Department 75-foot aerial ladder quint. Typhoon X cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon tank; 30-gallon foam cell; Hale FoamLogix 2.1 Class A foam system; Voyager backup camera; TFT 1,000-gpm electric monitor. Dealer: Chip Crooms, Sunbelt Fire, Fairhope, AL.



Ferrara

Ferrara—East Joliet (IL) Fire Department MVP rescue-pumper. Cinder cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,750-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; Command Light Knight 2 light tower; Harrison 8-kW generator; 6,000-psi cascade system. Dealer: Mark Nixon and Kevin Lueder, A.E.C. Fire & Safety, Springfield, IL.



KME

KME—Bridgeport (CT) Fire Department pumper. Predator Panther cab and c

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August 2018 Fire Apparatus Showcase
August 2018 Fire Apparatus Showcase
Posted: Aug 1, 2018

August 2018 Fire Apparatus Showcase

 

Sutphen

delivery of the month

Sutphen—Kenora (Ontario) Fire & Emergency Services 90-foot midmount platform quint. Monarch 62-inch cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; Copoly 300-gallon tank; cold weather package; Safety Vision camera with monitor; FRC Spectra LED scene lights. Dealer: Bib Lock, Fort Garry Fire Trucks, Winnipeg, Manitoba. (Photo by Dave Stewardson.)







Pierce

Pierce—Mount Prospect (IL) Fire Department PUC pumper. Dash CF cab and chassis; Detroit DD13 470-hp engine; Pierce 1,500-gpm single-stage pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank. Dealer: Rick Berndt, Global Emergency Products, Aurora, IL.



HME Ahrens

HME Ahrens-Fox—East Kingston (NH) Fire Department rescue-pumper. HME 1871-W cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 400-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,750-gpm pump; APR 1,000-gallon polypropylene tank; pumphouse protected by vertical roll-up door. Dealer: Glenn Davis, Lakes Region Fire Apparatus, Barnstead, NH.



Ferrara

Ferrara—Bossier City (LA) Fire Department MVP rescue aerial ladder quint. Inferno cab and chassis; Cummins ISX12 500-hp engine; new Ferrara aerial with 2.5:1 structural safety factor, three-section heavy-duty steel ladder with 79-foot vertical reach at 80 degrees; UPF Poly 500-gallon tank; 20-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2002 single-agent foam system; Harrison 6-kW generator. Dealer: Shane Dulany, Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Holden, LA.



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