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| Monroe Twp. E 51-2 (Squad 51), '06 E-ONE Cyclone II 1500/500/30/15 kw with rear pump panel. It was sold by Absolute Fire Protection. |
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| Woodbridge Twp. T-6, '06 ALF Eagle 2000/500/110 ft w/10 kw generator. It was sold by Campbell Supply. |
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| Red Bank E-94, '06 Seagrave marauder 2000/500/10 kw. It was sold by Central Jersey Fire Apparatus. |
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| Chatsworth E-2912, '06 Spartan Big Easy/Elite 1250/1000/6 kw. It was sold by Hundt Fire Rescue. |
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| North Bergen EMS-7, '06 Ford E/Medtec. It was sold by Ambunet. |
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| Edgewater T-2, '06 KME Renegade 2000/500/25/ 10 kw/ 65 ft ALF Telesqurt. It was sold by William J. McGuffey. |
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NJ APPARATUS OF THE MONTH
By John M. Malecky February, 2007
FIRST PIERCE VELOCITY IN STATE WILL GO TO LODI
Before I commence with the latest apparatus news I want to dedicate this report to two dear friends who recently passed away. Artie Knobloch, who passed away in November was a longtime friend and an avid firefighter and buff. He was the current vice president of the New Jersey Metro Fire Photographers and also had served as president. He was also a past chief of the Hasbrouck Heights Volunteer Fire Department. Also, Martin “Bud” Smock, owner of P.L. Custom Emergency Vehicles and Rescue 1, who passed away in December. Bud was one of the pioneers of modular ambulance design which today is most prominently used by just about all ambulance manufacturers. May they rest in peace!
Getting back to the headline, at the time of this writing, Fire & Safety Services was expecting to sign a contract with the Lodi Volunteer Fire Department in Bergen County for a 100 foot Pierce platform on the new Velocity chassis. Now before you think that Pierce has added yet another chassis to its list, I must inform you that this is not the case. This chassis will be replacing the Lance, Dash, Enforcer and Saber chassis and will be bringing to the industry what Pierce claims is the result of the list of things we in the fire service felt were practical things that would make a truck easier to use, have increased safety and visibility, clutter and storage management, better seating, more interior space and easier routine maintenance access. It will be the first custom fire truck chassis with frontal airbags. Some features include: increased storage spaces, dual length seat belts and dual retractors, overall visibility Pierce mirrors, single piece bonded windshield, three wiper blades and 85% clearance, command zone advanced electronics, fast access service tilt front hood, 2007 emission compliant engines up to 525 hp., rotomolded panels and console, larger doors, TAK-4 independent front suspension, Pierce PS6 seats, built-in side roll protection, large door handles, hub piloted wheels, door- to- door flat floor, hands free SCBA holders, check/fill access in engine tunnel, seating up to 10 and 13 3/8 inch frame rails. Fire & Safety also reports an order for an Enforcer pumper from Northfield (Atlantic County) and the delivery of an Arrow XT, 2,000 gpm pumper to the Skyline Lakes VFC, Ringwood (Passaic County.)
Fire Apparatus Repair has delivered the first Sutphen SPH-100 midmount platform to Clementon in Camden County. It has a 230 inch wheelbase, Caterpillar C13, 485 hp diesel engine, Hale, Qmax 2,000 pump, stainless ateel modular body, six seat custom cab, Safety Vision dual camera system, full LED light package, 300 gallon water tank, one electric and one manual nozzle in platform, 1,000 pound pay load, 2,000 gpm flow from platform, Stokes basket setup in platform, 10 kw hydraulic generator, three preconnected crosslays , painted ROM roll-up doors, four-inch electric discharge on officer side, Hale master intake valves, stainless steel pump plumbing, custom map box and custom shelving and mounting provide by the dealer. They have received an order from Readington Twp. (Somerset County.) We should have more details in the next issue.
P.L. Custom Emergency Vehicles has delivered three Gold Medallion ambulances, one each to Morgan FAS (Middlesex County), Neptune FAS and Ocean Grove FAS (both Monmouth County) as well as a Crusader to the Nutley Emergency Rescue Squad (Essex County), all on Ford chassis. The Rescue 1 division has delivered a walk-in rescue on a Chevrolet 5500 chassis to the Wall FA&R Squad (Monmouth County.) They have received an order from the County of Bergen for a 2007 International 4400/Rescue 1 non-walk-in rescue truck.
Evergreen Fire Equipment is expecting a rescue for Green Knoll,in Bridgewater Twp. (Somerset County) and a pumper for Morristown (Morris County) in February.
Central Jersey Fire Apparatus is prepping a Seagave pumper for Seaside Park and has received an order for a GMC 550/Seagrave 500/400 utility truck with PolyBilt body from Jackson Mills, Jackson Twp. (both Ocean County.)
Campbell Supply has delivered an ALF Eagle 1500/700/10/50 pumper to Kearny in Hudson County, a Freightliner M2 MedicMaster ambulance to the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance (Bergen County) and a Ford F-550 MedicMaster bomb truck to Wayne Twp. (Passaic County.) They are prepping for Voorhees Twp. (Camden County) an Eagle pumper, rescue pumper, 75 foot quint and 100 foot midmount quint. Also being prepped is a 75 foot Eagle quint for Pleasantville (Atlantic County) and a Freightliner M2, 4 x 4 pumper for Jefferson Twp. Co. 1, in Milton (Morris County.)
J.B. Hunt has delivered a KME Predator XMFD 2000/1000 pumper to Beemerville in Wantage Twp. (Sussex County.)
Absolute Fire Protection has delivered a Tradition pumper to Belleville (Essex County) and a Typhoon rescue truck to Teaneck (Bergen County.)
First Priority Emergency Vehicles has made the following deliveries: McCoy Miller Guardian type II ambulances to Always Caring (Dunellen in Middlesex County), Aero Ambulance (Hackensack, Bergen County), First Response (2) in Chester, Morris County), two to AccuCare Ambulance in Westville (Gloucester County) and Essex County Medical Transport who also received a two McCoy Miller Type III 142’s and a Road Rescue Duramedic Type III. Two Road Rescue Duramedics went to Brick Twp. PD EMS (Ocean County) a First Priority remount under a Horton module went to Clara Barton FAS, Edison Twp. (Middlesex County) and a Spartan/Crimson hazmat unit went to Elizabeth PD ASB EMS (Union County.) Orders include Road Rescue Duramedics to Beach Haven FAS (Ocean County), Morganville FA & R (Middlesex County), Union Emergency Medical Unit (Union County) and the Ogdensburg FAS (Sussex County.) East Millstone FAS (Franklin Twp, Somerset County) ordered a Road Rescue Promedic and McCoy Miller Guardian Type II’s were ordered by Aaron Medical Transport (Hackensack in Bergen County) and Able Ambulance in Farmingdale (Monmouth County.)
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