Featured Apparatus - West Windsor NJ

Overview

• 2007 KME Predator Chassis
• Caterpillar C9 400 HP Diesel Engine
• Allison EVS3000 Automatic 5 Speed Transmission
• Hale Qflo Plus 1250 GPM Single Stage Pump
• Hale Foamlogix 5.0 Injection foam system for AR-AFFF (4 Discharges)
• 30 Gallon integral foam cell
• 500 Gallon "L" water tank
• 10 KW Harrison Hydraulic Generator
• 382" Overall Length
• 187" Wheelbase

The engine was designed for use by a minimal crew of two firefighters.  The rig is set up so that equipment regularly needed can be reached from street level, including all of the attack hose.  While not classified as a rescue engine, there is ample equipment carried to initiate operations at auto extrications, water and ice rescues and industrial/construction incidents.  Of note is that place of crosslays, there is a custom compartment for basket stretcher, backboards and a little giant ladder, enaling the hose tobe deployed from the bumper and rear bed.  The low hosebed sits 61" from street level and is only 8 feet deep, to allow the hose folds to still be shoulder carry capable.
 

Drivers side view

Front Bumper.  The bumper sports alot of stuff.  There are 150' 1 3/4" attack line, 100' 1 3/4" attack line, 225' 1 forestry line,  25' 5" soft sleeve-preconnected and 25' 4" pony length.

The rig has no crosslays, so the hose deploys from the bumper and the rear bed.  The hose bed contains 250' 1 3/4" (with 150' static), 600' 3" with water thief, 400' 2 1/2" static load, 1200' 4" with Humat valve and 400' 1 3/4" preconnect.

The engineers compartment with various adapters and appliances

The pump panel, which has a trough containing a 25' and 50' pony length of 4" hose.  Pump connections on this side are limited, with the intent to try to avoid pressurized hose connections in the operators working area.

A 100' 2 1/2" Preconnected monitor allows for "Blitz Attacks" in addition to the rigs prepiped master stream device.

The prepiped master stream is an Akron Apollo "Hi'Riser" device which is removable.  It was installed so that the stream can sweep 360 degrees at 0 degrees with no obstructions from the apparatus body

The Officers side pump panel with connections, tools and tank level LED indicator.

Side mounted ladder rack with long hangers allows for 3 ladders to be carried.  28', 16', 14'

Adding tools at point of use saves time.  Note hydrant gate valve in the soft sleeve trough.

Officers Side view

DS Over Wheel: Electrical and salvage equipment.  Note extinguishers in tubes, one is water one is class A foam

OS Rear: Holmatro spreader, cutter and ram along with various other rescue equipment

OS Over wheel: Hand tools and Stabilization struts

OS Front, this is where typical firefighting hand tools and extinguishers are kept

Rear: Cribbing and 18" PPV Blower

DS Rear: Saws, standpipe hose and tools, cellar nozzle and class D extinguisher

Cab Transverse with long hand tools, timber cribbing, flares, pickets, etc

Drivers Gear - compartments in place of rear facing jump seats

Officers Side Cab - EMS Gear

Cab Interior: Rope, water and ice rescue gear

Cab transverse access from officers side: hazmat supplies, long tools and cribbing etc

OS Transverse over pump house. 

If you would like any additional information on this rig, please email Mike at mg0178@yahoo.com