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These appliances are equipped with a high-pressure two-stage main pump also capable of making foam via an onboard foam inductor system, two high-pressure hose reels, a range of 45 & 70 mm hose reels, a set of rescue ladders (13.5 m, 9 m, Short Extension Ladder, Roof Ladder), a light portable fire pump, four / six breathing apparatus sets ...
The Scranton Fire Department has a Sutphen rescue, two aerial trucks, and two engines. [citation needed] Greenville, South Carolina, has an all Sutphen fleet including a heavy rescue, two engines, and a 100-foot (30 m) platform. [citation needed] Kenosha, Wisconsin, maintains an all Sutphen fleet of 7 Engines and 3 Ladder trucks. The newest ...
An aerial ladder platform is designed to deploy an elevated master stream of water, or to provide a method of rescuing trapped persons, the 'knuckle' design of the arm of an aerial ladder platform means that it is very manoeuvrable for rescue situations. The vehicle also has a set of ladders alongside the main boom that can be used for access ...
A quintuple combination pumper or quint is a fire-fighting apparatus that serves the dual purpose of an engine and a ladder truck. “Quintuple” refers to the five functions that a quint provides: pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial device, and ground ladders. [1] Tillers and tractor-drawn aerials also have quint features, and are dubbed ...
The 1926 engine came 150 to 750 gpm pumpers, chemical and hose trucks powered by 6-cylinder Waukesha engines. In 1928 came a pumper with fully enclosed cab, the first of its kind from a major U.S. manufacturer, and in 1931 a one-man operation hydro-mechanical aerial ladder hoist used on an 85–ft articulated ladder truck.
Ferrara Fire Apparatus manufactures a wide variety of fire apparatus including the MVP Rescue Pumper, Custom Pumpers, Aerial Ladders, Aerial Platforms, Industrial Pumpers, Tankers, Rescue, and Wildland trucks. Ferrara's new Inundator Super Pumper is recognized as the world's largest capacity NFPA-rated fire engine.
6-Tower of the Hillcrest Fire Co. #1, NY. 2002 Pierce Dash 2000 95' Midmount Aerial Platform Quint Reserve Engine 249 of the Clay Fire Territory, IN. 1985 Pierce Dash Pumper Reserve Ladder 18 serving the Lexington Fire Department, KY.
An aerial work platform (AWP), also an aerial device, aerial lift, boom lift, bucket truck, cherry picker, elevating work platform (EWP), mobile elevating work platform (MEWP), or scissor lift, is a mechanical device used to provide temporary access for people or equipment to inaccessible areas, usually at height. There are various distinct ...