APPARATUS OF THE MONTH

By John M. Malecky                                                             August, 2026

NEW APPARATUS FOR WANAQUE

    Two new Spartan Emergency Response apparatus are protecting the Borough of Wanaque in Passaic County. Each is in a different station. One is a top mount pumper on a Metro Star chassis and the other is a top mount pumper/tanker on a Gladiator chassis. In other photos this month are Montclair’s new Engine 1, a Pierce Enforcer pumper as well as the former Engine 1, a Pierce Velocity pumper (Essex County.) Moving forward we go to Hudson County and Kearny Squad 2 an E-ONE rescue pumper which rides out of the old headquarters on Kearny Avenue and the last two are Jersey City’s Special Operations Unit riding as Rescue 1 until their regular apparatus returns and Reserve Engine 24, a 2001 Pierce Enforcer riding as Squad 4 until their regular unit is back. Regarding the special ops truck, it is a replacement for a USAR rescue truck which was destroyed in 2012 during a storm which flooded the building it was in. That was a 2006 Rescue 1 with a Spartan Advantage chassis similar to several that were built and distributed to cities which were part of the UASI program. This one however has a Spartan Metro Star chassis and as the story was explained to me, it had been ordered by MONOC but they never took delivery. MONOC was a paramedic/EMT/transport company which operated in Monmouth and Ocean County. They started having financial problems and is now out of business. Jersey City was able to purchase it and had the extended front bumper removed and the original bumper from the destroyed truck was installed. As for Reserve Engine 24, it formerly served with the Iselin Chemical H & L Fire Company in Woodbridge Township (Middlesex County.)

    In apparatus news the Freewood Acres Fire Company in Howell Township (Monmouth County) purchased and restored a 1955 Ward LaFrance 120T Model pumper which formerly served with the Wilson Fire Company in Peckville, PA. This pumper has a 750 gpm pump, and 300 gallon water tank. It is similar to one that Freewood Acres had. In the same township, the Adelphia Fire Company (District 2) has in service a new tractor for their 1986 Heil 6,000 gallon trailer. The tractor is a 2026 Kenworth T-880 with a PTO 1250 gpm pump added by Marco Equipment Sales. It has a four-inch front discharge.   It was sold by NJEV.

    The Meadowlands Fire Department (Bergen County) has received an E-ONE Metro 100 on a Typhoon chassis and for Engine 2 an E-ONE Metro Series pumper on a Typhoon chassis. The Town of Kearny (Hudson County) has ordered an E-ONE Typhoon Metro Series pumper with 1500 gpm pump and 780 gallon water tank.

    Linwood (Atlantic County) has received an E-ONE Typhoon stainless steel pumper. Also Erma (Cape May County) received an EONE Cyclone tanker. Specs include a vista cab roof, Cummins X12, 500 hp diesel engine, Hale Qmax 1500 gpm pump, 200 foot booster and crosslays, two 2 ½-inch direct tank fills, rear dump valve, TFT electric monitor, 2490 gallon water and 40 gallon Class “A” foam tanks, Zico drop down ladder rack, ROM roll-up compartment doors, FRC scene lighting and an FRC In View camera.

    Cape May City (Cape May County) has received a Ferrara Igniter squad pumper with 1500 gpm pump and 750 gallon water tank.

    Campbell Supply Co., LLC has received an order from the Sandyston

Fire Department (Sussex County) for a KME custom tanker. Specs include a 100 inch Severe Service LFD cab with 16 inch raised roof, Cummins X15, 605 hp diesel engine, Hale Qmax 1750 gpm pump,2750 gallon water tank and 12 gauge stainless steel body. Regarding the order previously reported for the Spartan ER pumper for Pioneer Hose in Brick Township (Ocean County) we have additional information. It will have a Metro Star EMFD chassis with 10 inch raised roof cab, a Cummins X10, 450 hp diesel engine, Hale Qmax 1500 gpm pump, 500 gallon water and 50 gallon foam tanks. Also some further information on the Dorothy Fire Company’s pumper in Weymouth Township (Atlantic County) is that it has a Freightliner 108SD chassis, a Cummins L9, 400 hp diesel engine, Hale 1500 gpm pump,1250 gallon water tank, TFT Hurricane deck gun, front intake, Command Light tower and a Harrison generator. Rahway (Union County) has received a Spartan ER Metro Star Extreme Duty pumper with 10 inch raised roof cab. It has a Cummins L9, 450 hp diesel engine, Waterous 1500 gpm pump and 750 gallon water tank.. Middlesex County Public Safety & Health Department has received a ASAP Med Stat 500 on an Intimidator chassis. It has a fully enclosed patient compartment with heat and AC. It also has a 4 kw generator and LED scene lighting.    

    Fire & Safety Services has made the following deliveries: To Passaic County a Ford F-550/Skeeter dive rescue unit; to Lakewood (Ocean County) a Ford F-600/Skeeter rescue unit; to the NJ Transit (Essex County) a Ford F-550 Pierce mini pumper and to Mahwah Fire Co. 1 (Bergen County) a Pierce Arrow XT non-walk-in heavy duty rescue. Pierce orders include for the City of Camden a stock Saber pumper and a Firematic BRAT deluge unit on a Ford F-550 chassis, and three Enforcer heavy duty rescue pumpers. Two are for Gloucester Fire District 2 and one for Winslow Fire District 1 (all Camden County.)  Also East Brunswick District 3/Brookview (Middlesex County) received an Enforcer pumper, Randolph Township (Morris County) received a Saber pumper and Willingboro (Burlington County) received an Enforcer heavy duty rescue pumper.

    New Jersey Emergency Vehicles has dome a remount on Middletown Township’s air truck with a 2025 Freightliner M2 106 chassis (Monmouth County.)

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