APPARATUS OF THE MONTH

By John M. Malecky                                                              November, 2025

MISCELLANEOUS IN JERSEY CITY

This month we feature some rolling stock in Jersey City (Hudson County). The first photo is of one of several UTVs. UTV-5, shown is a 2010 Bobcat with Kimtek FireLite Transport skid. Specs include an all aluminum construction skid with a Darley Davey two-stage high pressure pump (flows from 65 gpm @ 48 psi to 20 gpm @ 120 psi). It has a 55-gallon poly water and 5-gallon foam tank and 6.5 hp Honda engine to drive the pump. The rescue area is diamond plate construction and can secure a patient on a long board or Stokes basket. Next is a hazmat decon shower trailer with six individual showers. It is a 2010 unit built by Alpha Mobile Solutions and is pulled by a pickup truck. Next is Reserve Ladder 5, a 1996 Seagrave 100-foot tractor-drawn aerial with rebuild in 2024 by Lembo Body of Newark. The new Ladder 3 is a 2025 E-ONE Typhoon 110-foot tractor-drawn aerial. It is actually a REV Group hybrid but that is as far as we will go. Engine 1 is next. After having been disbanded it was re-established in 2021 with a 2003 Pierce Dash pumper. This is a 2025 E-ONE Typhoon. Next is a support unit. It is operated by the shop and is a 1988 International S100 with S.H Trucks body work. The chassis was from an O.E.M command unit. Our final photo is a former Jersey City Police heavy duty Emergency Service Unit that was transferred to the Fire Department. It is a 2006 Mack MR/Rescue 1 and has three major duties. It is designated Squad 2 and can be deployed as a spare squad when either of the other two are out of service.  Secondly it carries a full complement of ground ladders and is used in ladder practice while keeping the ladders of the active company intact so that it can respond if needed. Lastly, it is used in recruit training.

In apparatus news, Blaze Emergency Equipment received an order form Marmora in Upper Township; (Cape May County) for a Sutphen Monarch side mount pumper. It will have a 1500-gpm Hale pump and 1000-gallon water tank, six seat, flat roof cab and low hose bed. Manchester Township received a Sutphen top mount pumper with six seat, ten-inch raised roof cab, Hale 1500-gpm pump and 1000-gallon water tank.

North Arlington Hose 1 (Bergen County) has placed in service a new Seagrave Marauder pumper with 2000-gpm pump and top mount panel. It has a 750-gallon water tank and is their traditional white over blue in color. It replaces their 1999 KME Renegade pumper (see Then and Now feature). 

At the time of this writing Upper Deerfield Township  FC 3 (Cumberland  County) was having final inspection of their E-ONE Typhoon HP 75 quint. It has a 1500-gpm pump and 500-gallon water tank. Also, Hampton Township Fire & Rescue (Sussex County) has ordered an E-ONE Typhoon pumper with 1500-gpm pump and 1030-gallon water tank.

Fire & Safety Services reports the following Pierce orders: for Roseland (Essex County) and for Highland Lakes FC in Vernon Township (Sussex County), an Enforcer pumper each. Cliffside Park (Bergen County) has ordered a Saber pumper. Pierce deliveries include to Sayreville Engine 1 (Middlesex County) a Velocity 100-foot mid mount tower; to Woodland Park (Passaic County), Salem City (Salem County) and Parsippany/Troy Hills Co. 5, Rockaway Neck (Morris County) an Enforcer pumper each.

Defender Emergency Products has made the following deliveries: to Atlantic City (Atlantic County) a Rosenbauer Commander TDA and a Rosenbauer mini pumper on a Ford F-550 4 x 4 chassis. To the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Department EMS, three Medix ambulances. They are one each an MSV Type 1 on a Ford F-550 chassis, an RP 90 Type III on a Ford E-350 chassis and a 166 Type III on a Ford E-450 chassis.

Campbell Supply Co., LLC reports that they have delivered to Millburn (Essex County) a P45M-93 Ladder Tower platform.  Specs include a Spartan Gladiator EMFD chassis with a 10-inch raised roof cab, Cummins X-15 605 hp diesel engine, Hale 2000-gpm pump, 300-gallon water tank, 10-foot six-inch overall height and 46 foot overall length. They also delivered a KME rescue pumper to the Willow Grove FD in Pittsgrove Township (Salem County). Specs include a Predator LFD chassis with 24-inch raised roof cab, Cummins L9, 450 hp diesel engine, Waterous CX 1500-gpm pump, 750-gallon water tank, 50-gallon foam cell, Pneumax CAFS with Foam Pro 2002 system and Will Burt light tower. They are prepping for delivery the following Spartan ER apparatus: for East Freehold (Monmouth County) a Gladiator Star pumper with LFD chassis, 20-inch raised roof cab, Cummins L9, 450 hp diesel engine, Hale Qmax, 2000-gpm pump and 1000-gallon water tank. Also for the Monmouth County Fire Academy, a Metro Star, Star pumper with LFD chassis, 10-inch raised roof cab, Cummins L9, 400 hp diesel engine, Waterous CSU 2000-gpm pump and 500-gallon water tank.  For Woodbridge Township (Middlesex County) a Metro Star, Star pumper with MFD chassis, 10-inch raised roof cab, Cummins L9 450 hp diesel engine, Waterous CSU 2000-gpm pump and 750-gallon water tank. Extreme Duty #8. Finally two for Wanaque (Passaic County), one is a Gladiator Star pumper/tanker with MFD chassis, 10-inch raised roof cab, Cummins X-15, 565 hp diesel engine, Warterous CSU 1500-gpm pump and 2300-gallon water tank. The second is a Metro Star, Star pumper with MFD chassis, flat roof cab, Cummins X-12, 500 hp diesel engine, Waterous CSU 1500-gpm pump and 750-gallon water tank.  

Firefighter 1 has made the fo0llowing deliveries: to Belleville (Essex County) a Ferrara Cinder HD-77 rear-mount quint.  Specs include a Cummins L9, 450 hp diesel engine, LFD cab with six seats, cab extension compartments and roof hook storage, Hale Qmax 1750-gpm pump, front bumper discharge and three crosslays (two 1 ¾ and one 2 ½-inch, 200-feet each), right side LDH discharge, 500-gallon poly water tank, Ferrara heavy duty extruded aluminum body, three-section rear-mount aerial with 500-pound tip load flowing 1500-gpm, 77-foot vertical reach at 72 degree elevation and 130-feet of ground ladders. To the Trenton FD (Mercer County), a Cinder pumper. Specs include a Cummins L9, 450 hp diesel engine, extended cab with eight-inch raised roof, four seats, center forward facing EMS cabinet, Waterous CSU 1500-gpm pump, front and rear five-inch intakes, right side and rear LDH discharges, 500-gallon water tank, Ferrara heavy duty extruded aluminum body, left side rescue compartments, low right side compartments and high rise packs and ground ladders stored above right side compartments. For Prospect Park (Passaic County), a Fouts FB-94 custom rescue pumper. Specs include a Spartan FC-94 custom chassis, Cummins L9, 450 hp diesel engine, MFD cab with 10-inch raised roof, seating for six with five Bostrom SecureAll SCBA brackets, Hale Qmax 1500-gpm pump, front intake with six-inch swivel, front bumper discharge, two crosslays, right side LDH discharge, 1000-gallon poly water tank, (L shaped for low hose bed), heavy duty 3/16 inch thick formed aluminum body with extruded aluminum subframe, left and right side full height /split depth compartments and Whelen scene lights.