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Such aerial manufacturers included Snorkel, Pitman, Aerial Innovations (AI), Ladder Towers Incorporated (LTI), Smeal, Bronto Skylift and Nova Quintech (whose assets Pierce/Oshkosh acquired in 1997). In addition to its main facilities in Wisconsin, it also has facilities in Bradenton, Florida. The Florida facility is a manufacturing site for the ...
The patch of Ladder 119 in Brooklyn still has an image of their Sutphen. Syracuse, New York, has run an all Sutphen Fleet of Ladder trucks for 30+ years. The newest unit being at Truck 3 on the city's West Side. The current roster is 5. As of 2010, this will also include 3 engines with no aerial ladders also built by Sutphen. [citation needed]
American LaFrance (ALF) was an American vehicle manufacturer which focused primarily on the production of fire engines, ladder trucks, and emergency apparatus such as ambulance and rescue vehicles. Originally located in Elmira, New York , the final iteration of the company was located in Summerville, South Carolina .
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.
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.
One of the ladders was placed on the road below, lifting the USAR technicians up to the cab of the truck. Technicians fashioned a rope system at the tip of second ladder and positioned it above ...
CTEC – United States, founded in 1978, merged with Garaventa in 1992 [N 23]. Partek – United States, founded in 1996, acquired by Doppelmayr CTEC in 2005 [55]. Borvig – United States, closed in 1993 [N 24]
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 ...