By Alan M. Petrillo
Hamburg (NY) Fire Department has a 25-year apparatus replacement program in place, but when it came time to replace a 1991 midmount platform, the price of aerials had increased so much that it put off the purchase a few more years. Ultimately, the department chose to buy a Smeal 100-foot rear mount aerial platform.
Tom Moses, Hamburg’s second assistant chief and chair of the 10-person truck committee, points out that the committee had many discussions on the merits and drawbacks of midmount and rear mount aerial platforms. “With our previous midmount, we had some minor accidents with the rear platform when making turns,” Moses says. “There also was concern with a couple of blind intersections about driving a rear mount with the platform hanging over the front of the vehicle, so we went to those intersections and took measurements to be sure our drivers could clear them driving a rear mount platform.” Moses adds that another consideration was the rear mount’s price was about $100,000 less than a comparable midmount aerial platform.
Jack Chiappone Jr., sales specialist for Colden Enterprises Fire & Rescue Division, who sold the Smeal platform to Hamburg, says the 100-foot three-section aerial rear mount platform is built on a Spartan Gladiator chassis and cab with seating for seven firefighters, six in H.O. Bostrom SecureALL™ SCBA (self contained breathing apparatus) seats, powered by a 600-horsepower (hp) Cummins X15 diesel engine, and an Allison 4000 EVS automatic transmission.
Chiappone notes the rear mount platform has a Hale QMax 2,000-gallon per minute (gpm) pump, a 300-gallon water tank, two 1-3/4-inch hose cross lays, and one 2-1/2-inch hose cross lay, and a 10-kilowatt Harrison generator. “The department wanted more ground ladders, and more compartment space, but no hose bed,” he says. “We were able to give them 300 cubic feet of 25-inch deep full depth and full height compartments, and 151 feet of ground ladders on the truck.”
Posted: Sep 6, 2022
A new fire truck will be coming to the Cranberry, PA, but the township volunteer fire department will have to wait for a couple of years, ButlerRadio.com reported Tuesday.
Township officials approved the order for a new engine for 2024. The wait is due in part to a backlog of fire truck orders—which township officials say are currently running 24 months, the report said.
The new truck will replace a 1989 fire engine the township is currently using. Once the new truck arrives, the township may donate the 1989 engine to BC3’s fire education department, the report said.
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Posted: Sep 6, 2022
Officials in Cave Creek (AZ) approved a $254,344 contract to come up with plans to remodel and renovate the community’s fire station which started life as a car wash, according to a report published by The Foothills Focus.
According to the report, the 4,654-square-foot building was built in 1999 as a car wash and converted into a fire station in 2005.
The town since has decided it needs more space in a different configuration, according to the report, and had thought the budget might be upwards to $5 million to create a building for the fire department.
The selected architect for the project believes, however, the expansion and reconfiguration of the space can be accomplished for total cost of about $2 million, according to the report.
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Posted: Sep 6, 2022
The Monroe Charter Township Fire Department recently acquired a new state-of-the-art fire truck and added three new firefighters to its roster, MonroeNews.com reported Tuesday.
The $1.5 million truck is packed with safety and user-friendly features such as back-up, side-view, and bucket cameras, a dual-control ladder that allows movement controls for both the person in the bucket and on the ground, and improved downrigger designs, the report said. The new million truck has a 2,000-gallon water tank, a 100-foot ladder and a 4-man cab.
During its July meeting, the township board approved adding three new firefighters, the report said. The new hires will be paid on call and will respond to calls when needed, a fire official said.
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