Whenever a department writes the specifications for a new apparatus, part of the process should be to look at 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 delivered?

Here are the specs of some recent apparatus deliveries. They are listed in alphabetical order by state or province:

ALASKA

Houston Volunteer Fire Department

H&W pumper

Freightliner M2 chassis

Hale 1,250gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

Foam Pro 2002 foam system

Odin 200cfm CAFS

1,000-gal water tank

CALIFORNIA

Fillmore Fire Department

Pierce 105-ft aerial ladder

Pierce Dash chassis

Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine

Hale 1,500gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

Husky 10 foam system

500-gal water tank

Pierce TAK-4 independent front suspension

Honda 6kw generator

Mountain Fire and Rescue

Boise Mobile Equipment pumper

HME chassis

1,000gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

750-gal water tank

Class A foam system

Santa Fe Springs Fire Department

SVI urban search and rescue

Spartan Gladiator chassis

Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine

Walk-around body

Onan 50kw generator

Sullivan air compressor

Ramsey 9,000lb portable winch

Hurst portable hydraulic tool system

Rear stairway to roof compartments

COLORADO

Falcon Fire Protection District

Rosenbauer Timberwolf interface pumper

International 7400 4x4 chassis

International DT570 engine

Rosenbauer NH40 1,000gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

Foam Pro 2001 foam system

500-gal water tank

Hart-A-Gen 6kw generator

Los Pinos Fire Department

Ferrara pumper

Ferrara Intruder 2 chassis

Cummins ISL engine

Hale 1,500gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel 1,000-gal water tank

Oak Creek Fire Protection District

Crimson Fire pumper

International 7400 4x4 chassis

Waterous 1,500gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

Foam Pro 2001 foam system

Pro Poly 750-gal poly water tank

Harrison 6kw generator

FLORIDA

New Smyrna Beach Fire Rescue

Pierce pumper with 55-ft SkyBoom aerial

Pierce Quantum chassis

Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine

Waterous 1,500gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

550-gal water tank

Pierce TAK-4 independent front suspension

Palm Beach Gardens Fire Department

Pierce rescue pumper

Pierce Arrow XT chassis

Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine

Waterous 2,000gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

Foam Pro 1600 foam system

1,000-gal water tank

Pierce TAK-4 independent front suspension

Harrison 10kw generator

Safety Vision back-up camera

Taylor County Fire Rescue, Perry

E-ONE pumper/tanker

International 7400 chassis

International engine

Hale midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

Williams ATP foam system

2,500-gal water tank

Federal Nightfighter lights

GEORGIA

Loganville Fire Department

E-ONE pumper

E-ONE Typhoon chassis

Cummins ISL engine

Hale 1,250gpm midship pump

Top-mount pump panel

750-gal water tank

Honda 5kw generator

IDAHO

Boise City Fire Department

Boise Mobile Equipment brush pumper

Ford F-550 4x4 chassis

250gpm pump

390-gal water tank

Class A foam system

Calder Fire Department

Boise Mobile Equipment wildland pumper

International 7400 4x4 chassis

International engine

Darley 500gpm midship pump

750-gal water tank

Gem County RFPD #1

Pierce interface pumper

International 4x4 chassis

International engine

Waterous 1,000gpm 2-stage midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

Foam Pro 2001 foam system

CAFS

750-gal water tank

Northside Fire Protection District

Smeal interface pumper

Freightliner M2 4x4 chassis

Waterous 1,250gpm midship pump

Top-mount pump panel

Foam Pro foam system

750-gal water tank

ILLINOIS

Glenside Fire Protection District

E-ONE 75-ft aerial ladder

E-ONE Cyclone chassis

Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine

Hale 1,500gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

500-gal tank

Smart Power 10kw generator

North Clay FPD, Louisville

Smeal pumper

International 7400 chassis

International engine

Waterous 1,000gpm midship pump

Top-mount pump panel

Akron foam system

UPF 1,000-gal poly water tank

Roberts-Melvin Fire Protection District

Smeal pumper

International 7400 chassis

International engine

Waterous 1,000gpm midship pump

Top-mount pump panel

UPF 1,000-gal poly water tank

INDIANA

Purdue University Fire Department, West Lafayette

American LaFrance rescue pumper

American LaFrance Eagle chassis

Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine

Waterous 1,500gpm rear pump

Rear-mount pump panel

Foam Pro 2002 foam system

750-gal water tank

Onan 10kw generator

IOWA

Westory Fire Agency, Kelley

Danko tanker

Peterbilt 335 chassis

Waterous engine-driven pump

Side-mount pump panel

UPF 2,000-gal poly water tank

KENTUCKY

Brodhead VFD

E-ONE Tradition pumper

International chassis

International engine

Hale 1,250gpm midship pump

Top-mount pump panel

1,250-gal water tank

LOUISIANA

East Central Bossier Fire Department

Ferrara pumper

GMC C8500 chassis

Caterpillar C7 engine

Waterous 1,250gpm midship pump

Top-mount pump panel

1,000-gal water tank

St. Tammany FPD #12, Covington

Ferrara pumper

Ferrara Intruder 2 chassis

Cummins ISC engine

Waterous 1,500gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

1,000-gal water tank

MARYLAND

Chestnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Company

American LaFrance pumper

American LaFrance Eagle chassis

1,500gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

1,000-gal water tank

Harrison 10kw generator

MISSOURI

St. Louis-Lambert International Airport

CRES twin-agent unit with stairway

Ford F-550 chassis

Access Air stairway system

Pre-mixed water/foam

500lb dry chemical extinguishing agent

West Overland Fire District

Precision rescue pumper

Spartan Gladiator chassis

1,500gpm pump

Side-mount pump panel

Foam Pro 2002 A/B foam system

750-gal water tank

110-volt aux cab air conditioner w/ shoreline

NEW JERSEY

Dumont Fire Department

Ferrara support squad

International 4400 chassis

(3) transverse compartments

(6) smoke ejectors

(10) spare air bottles

10kw generator

Misc tools, tarps, dewatering pump, etc.

Edison Division of Fire

American LaFrance pumper

American LaFrance Eagle chassis

Waterous 1,250gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

UPF 500-gal poly water tank

Harrison 6kw generator

Junior Hose Co. #3, Lakewood

Marion pumper

Spartan Gladiator chassis

Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine

Hale 1,500gpm two-stage midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

Foam Pro 2002 foam system

750-gal water tank

Zico ladder rack

NEW YORK

New City Fire Department

Pierce 100-ft rear-mount aerial platform

Pierce Dash chassis

Caterpillar engine

Waterous 1,750gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

300-gal water tank

Pierce TAK-4 independent front suspension

Pierce Side Roll Protection system

Harrison 10kw generator

New York City Fire Department

(4) Ansul dry chemical units

Ford F-450 chassis

Knapheide flatbed body

Ansul 1000lb dry chemical system

West Webster Fire District

E-ONE 95-ft rear-mount aerial platform

E-ONE Cyclone chassis

Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine

Hale 1,750gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

300-gal water tank

Onan 10kw generator

OHIO

Findlay Fire Department

Smeal 75-ft aerial ladder

Smeal Sirius chassis

Caterpillar C13 engine

Hale 2,000gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

Foam Pro 2002 foam system

UPF 400-gal poly water tank

Wapakoneta Fire Department

American LaFrance pumper

American LaFrance Eagle chassis

Cummins ISL engine

American LaFrance 1,500gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

Foam Pro 2002 foam system

750-gal water tank

Onan 10kw generator

OREGON

Boardman Rural Fire Protection District #1

(3) Rosenbauer pumpers

International 4400 chassis

International engine

Rosenbauer NH-1000 1,000gpm rear pump

Rear-mount pump panel

Rosenbauer foam system

Rosenbauer Max CAFS

UPF 750-gal water tank

PENNSYLVANIA

Township of Haverford Fire Department

E-ONE heavy rescue

E-ONE Cyclone chassis

Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine

Walk-around body

Onan 35kw pto generator

Westerbeke 10kw engine generator

Hurst hydraulic power units

(8) Hurst hydraulic hose reels

Meyersdale VFD

4 Guys pumper/tanker

Peterbilt 357 chassis

Hale 1,500gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

UPF 3,000-gal poly water tank

(3) 10-in electric-actuated dump valves

Zico Quic-Lift portable tank bracket

Hansen rear vision camera

New Oxford Community Fire 6

Pierce 105-ft aerial ladder

Pierce Dash chassis

Cummins ISM engine

Waterous 1,500gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

500-gal water tank

Pierce TAK-4 independent front suspension

Pierce Side Roll Protection system

Philadelphia Fire Department

LDV water rescue

Ford F-550 chassis

Kawasaki jet ski on an ATV

Zodiac inflatable rescue boat

Front winch

Wet and dry suits

Steelton Fire Department

E-ONE 95-ft mid-mount aerial platform

E-ONE Cyclone chassis

Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine

Hale 2,000gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

300-gal water tank

Onan 10kw generator

SOUTH CAROLINA

North Myrtle Beach Fire Department

Ferrara pumper

Ferrara Intruder 2 chassis

Cummins ISC engine

Hale 1,500gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

750-gal water tank

SOUTH DAKOTA

Sioux Falls Fire Rescue

Crimson Fire pumper

Spartan Gladiator chassis

Darley 1,500gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

Foam Pro 2001 foam system

Pro Poly 500-gal poly water tank

Harrison 15kw generator

TENNESSEE

Nashville Fire Department

(2) Pierce pumper/tankers

Pierce Arrow XT chassis

Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine

Hale 1,500gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

Akron A/B foam system

2,000-gal water tank

Pierce TAK-4 independent front suspension

TEXAS

Dallas Fire Department

(6) Crimson Fire pumpers

Spartan Gladiator chassis

Waterous 1,250gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

Foam Pro 2002 foam system

Pro Poly 500-gal poly water tank

Eagle Mountain Fire Department

Crimson Fire pumper

Spartan Advantage chassis

Waterous 1,500gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

Foam Pro 1600 foam system

Pro Poly 750-gal poly water tank

Hardin County ESD #2, Lumberton

Ferrara pumper

International 4400 chassis

International DT570 engine

Waterous 1,250gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

1,000-gal water tank

UTAH

Unified Fire Authority, Draper City

Seagrave 75-ft aerial ladder

Seagrave chassis

1,500gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

500-gal water tank

VIRGINIA

Yorkshire Township VFD, Manassas

E-ONE rescue

E-ONE Cyclone chassis

Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine

Walk-around body

Harrison 40kw generator

Ramsey portable winch

WISCONSIN

Town of Menasha Fire Department

Pierce pumper

Pierce Enforcer chassis

Caterpillar C9 engine

Waterous 1,250gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

Husky 12 foam system

750-gal water tank

Pierce TAK-4 independent front suspension

Hydraulic ladder rack

Oshkosh Fire Department

Pierce pumper

Pierce Quantum chassis

Detroit Diesel Series 60 engine

Hale 1,500gpm midship pump

Side-mount pump panel

800-gal water tank

Pierce TAK-4 independent front suspension