Whenever a department writes the specifications for a new apparatus, part of the process should be to look at the apparatus being delivered to other departments around the country. What are they specifying? Why did they select a particular chassis or component? How do they feel about their choices now that the apparatus are in service?
Here are the specs of some recent apparatus deliveries. They are listed in alphabetical order by state or province:
ALABAMA
Green Pond Fire Department
Ferrara pumper
Ferrara Intruder chassis
Cummins ISC engine
Waterous 1,250-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
1,000-gallon water tank
CALIFORNIA
Big Sur Volunteer Fire Brigade
Rosenbauer interface pumper
International chassis
International Maxx Force 9 engine
Rosenbauer 1,000-gpm rear pump
Rear-mount pump panel
500-gallon water tank
Honda 5-kw generator
Boulevard Fire and Rescue
Ferrara quick attack pumper
GMC C-5500 chassis
GMC Duramax engine
Hale 200-gpm pto pump
Side-mount pump panel
300-gallon water tank
Hamilton Branch Fire Protection District
Two (2) Pierce pumpers
International chassis
International engine
Waterous 1,250-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
Foam Pro 1600 foam system
720-gallon water tank
Harrison 6-kw generator
Presidio of Monterey Fire Department
Smeal 105-foot aerial ladder
Smeal Sirius chassis
Cummins engine
Waterous 2,000-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
Foam Pro 2001 foam system
UPF 450-gallon poly water tank
Smeal EHL hosebed
Cummins Onan 10-kw generator
Rialto Fire Department
Pierce pumper
Pierce Quantum chassis
Hale 1,500-gpm midship pump
500-gallon water tank
Pierce TAK-4 independent front suspension
San Bernardino County Fire Department
Rosenbauer rescue
Ford F-550 chassis
Ford engine
Walk-around body
Sutter County Fire Department, Pleasant Grove
Rosenbauer brush pumper
International chassis
International Maxx Force 9 engine
Darley 500-gpm pto pump
Side-mount pump panel
500-gallon water tank
COLORADO
Clear Creek Fire Authority
Smeal 75-foot aerial ladder
Smeal Altair chassis
Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine
Hale 2,000-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
UPF 400-gallon poly water tank
Akron monitor
Smeal EHL hosebed
Cummins Onan 10-kw generator
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
District of Columbia Fire and EMS
Seagrave pumper
Seagrave Marauder chassis
Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine
Waterous 1,250-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
500-gallon water tank
FLORIDA
Boca Raton Fire and Rescue
Sutphen 75-foot aerial ladder
Sutphen custom chassis
Caterpillar engine
Hale 1,500-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
500-gallon water tank
Cummins Onan 8-kw generator
DeFuniak Springs Fire Department
Pierce pumper
Pierce Custom Contender chassis
Cummins ISL engine
Waterous 1,250-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
1,000-gallon water tank
Nokomis Fire Department
E-ONE pumper
E-ONE Typhoon chassis
Cummins ISC engine
Hale 1,250-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
1,030-gallon poly water tank
Honda 5-kw generator
Seminole County Fire Department
Two (2) Pierce pumpers
Pierce Quantum chassis
Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine
Waterous 1,250-gpm midship pump
Top-mount pump panel
1,000-gallon water tank
St. Johns County Fire Rescue
Pierce water tender
Kenworth T-800 6x6 chassis
Caterpillar C13 engine
Waterous 750-gpm pto pump
Side-mount pump panel
2,500-gallon water tank
Remote-control front bumper monitor
IDAHO
Meridian Fire and Rescue
Pierce 100-foot aerial platform
Pierce Arrow XT chassis
Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine
Waterous 2,000-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
300-gallon water tank
Pierce TAK-4 independent front suspension
Harrison 10-kw generator
ILLINOIS
Cary Fire Protection District
Sutphen pumper
Sutphen Monarch chassis
Caterpillar C13 engine
Hale 1,500-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
Zico electric ladder rack
Smart Power 8-kw generator
Pinegree Grove and Countryside Fire Protection District
Crimson Fire pumper/water tender
Spartan Gladiator chassis
Waterous 1,250-gpm midship pump
Top-mount pump panel
Pro Poly 2,000-gallon poly water tank
Harrison 60-kw generator
Wheeling Fire Department
Rosenbauer interface pumper
International 4x4 chassis
International Maxx Force 9 engine
Rosenbauer 1,250-gpm pump
Rosenbauer Fix Mix foam system
1000-gallon water tank
60-gallon foam tank
TFT Tornado bumper monitor
TFT Hurricane deck monitor
EMS compartment in cab
Cummins Onan 8-kw generator
INDIANA
Chesterfield-Union Township Fire Department
Seagrave rescue/haz-mat
Seagrave Marauder chassis
Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine
Walk-inch/walk-around body
Warn 9,000-pound winch
Cummins Onan 35-kw generator
Will-Burt light tower
Terre Haute Fire Department
KME pumper
KME Predator chassis
Cummins ISC engine
Hale 1,500-gpm midship pump
Top-mount pump panel
Foam Pro 2002 foam system
1,000-gallon water tank
Harrison 8-kw generator
IOWA
Algona Fire Department
Rosenbauer water tender
Freightliner M2-106 chassis
Cummins ISC engine
Darley 750-gpm pto pump
1,800-gallon water tank
Camanche Fire Department
Alexis pumper
Spartan Big Easy chassis
Cummins ISC engine
Hale 1,500-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
Foam Pro 1600 foam system
UPF 750-gallon poly water tank
Akron Apollo monitor
Zico hydraulic ladder rack
Kussmaul Pump Plus 1200 auto battery charger/air compressor
Cummins Onan 8-kw generator
Akron electric cord reel
Early Fire Department
Toyne pumper/water tender
Freightliner M2 chassis
Cummins ISC engine
Hale 1,250-gpm midship pump
Top-mount pump panel
UPF 1,500-gallon poly water tank
Honda 5-kw generator
MAINE
Gray Fire and Rescue
Ferrara pumper
Ferrara Intruder chassis
Cummins ISC engine
Hale 1,500-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
Foam Pro 2002 foam system
1,000-gallon water tank
MICHIGAN
Dryden Township Fire Department
Spencer Manufacturing pumper
Spartan Advantage chassis
Darley 1,500-gpm midship pump
Enclosed top-mount pump panel
UPF 1,000-gallon poly water tank
Smart Power generator
Riverview Fire Rescue
KME pumper
KME Severe Service chassis
Caterpillar C13 engine
Hale 2,000-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
Hale 250-gpm auxiliary pump
Foam Pro foam system
900-gallon water tank
Honda 5-kw generator
MINNESOTA
Hopkins Fire
Pierce 95-foot aerial platform
Pierce Arrow XT chassis
Caterpillar C13 engine
Waterous 2,000-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
300-gallon water tank
Pierce TAK-4 independent front suspension
Cummins Onan 15-kw generator
MONTANA
Missouri River Fire Rescue
RKO off-road pumper/rescue
RKO enclosed steel cab
RKO custom aluminum rack
Engine-driven 8-gpm pump
95-gal poly water tank
5-gallon poly foam tank
Stokes litter bed
LED emergency lights
Multi-mount winch system
NEVADA
Eureka County Fire Department
Boise Mobile Equipment light rescue
Ford F-550 4x4 chassis
60-gpm engine-driven pump
200-gallon water tank
Compressed-air foam system
Walkaround body
NEW JERSEY
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Patterson
Odyssey Automotive ALS/MICU Response Unit
Chevrolet Suburban chassis
Odyssey center console
Odyssey ALS cabinet in rear
Temperature-controlled drug compartment
LED warning lights
NEW YORK
Rockville Centre Fire Department
SVI Trucks heavy rescue
Spartan Gladiator chassis
20-foot walkaround body
Multiple 1,000-pound slide-out trays
Roof compartments with rear access stairs
(3) Honda portable generators
Command Light light tower
Wantagh Fire District
Crimson Fire pumper
Spartan Gladiator chassis
Waterous 1,500-gpm midship pump
Top-mount pump panel
Pro Poly 750-gallon poly water tank
Cummins Onan 15-kw generator
NORTH CAROLINA
Lexington Fire Department
Crimson Fire 100-foot midmount aerial platform
Spartan Gladiator chassis
Hale 1,500-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
Pro Poly 300-gallon poly water tank
Salvo Volunteer Fire Department
Pierce 100-foot aerial ladder
Pierce Arrow XT chassis
Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine
Hale 1,250-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
500-gallon water tank
Pierce Side Roll Protection system
Pierce TAK-4 independent front suspension
Harrison 10-kw generator
OHIO
Weathersfield Township Fire Department, Mineral Ridge
Pierce pumper
Pierce Impel chassis
Cummins ISL engine
1,500-gpm pump
PUC side-mount pump panel
Husky foam system
750-gallon water tank
Pierce TAK-4 independent front suspension
Harrison 10-kw generator
Will-Burt light tower
OKLAHOMA
Sand Springs Fire Department
Crimson Fire pumper
Spartan Gladiator chassis
Waterous 1,500-gpm midship pump
Top-mount pump panel
Pro Poly 750-gallon poly water tank
OREGON
Baker Rural Fire Protection District
Boise Mobile Equipment interface pumper
International 7400 4x4 chassis
International engine
Hale 1,000-gpm main pump
Darley 120-gpm engine-driven pump
Foam Pro 2001 foam system
1,000-gallon water tank
30-gallon foam tank
Philomath Fire Department
Boise Mobile Equipment interface pumper
International 7400 4x4 chassis
International engine
Hale 1,250-gpm main pump
Darley 120-gpm engine-driven pump
Foam Pro 2001 foam system
780-gallon water tank
20-gallon foam tank
PENNSYLVANIA
Blair County Airport, Martinsburg
Rosenbauer ARFF unit
International 4x4 chassis
International Maxx Force 9 engine
Rosenbauer 1,000-gpm pump
500-gallon water tank
40-gallon foam tank
Hurst hydraulic rescue tools
Cummins Onan 8-kw generator
TEXAS
Irving Fire Department
Crimson Fire pumper
Spartan chassis
Waterous 1,500-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
Pro Poly 500-gallon poly water tank
VIRGINIA
Charlottesville Fire Department
Pierce pumper
Pierce Quantum chassis
Cummins ISM engine
1,500-gpm pump
PUC side-mount pump panel
750-gallon water tank
Pierce TAK-4 independent front suspension
Lake of the Woods Volunteer Fire Department, Locust Grove
Pierce 105-foot aerial ladder
Pierce Velocity chassis
Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine
Hale 2,000-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
500-gallon water tank
Pierce Side Roll Protection system
Pierce TAK-4 independent front suspension
Harrison 10-kw generator
WISCONSIN
Waukesha Fire Department
Pierce pumper
Pierce Impel chassis
Cummins ISL engine
Hale 1,500-gpm midship pump
Side-mount pump panel
Husky foam system
500-gallon water tank
Pierce TAK-4 independent front suspension
