The Claridge
Fire Company truck committee spent many hours with
Dan Polinsky, the Northeastern Regional Manager for
Hackney designing an emergency support vehicle the
multi-faceted range of task required to serve the
district. The aim was to consolidate equipment from
several trucks into one inventoried apparatus. Additionally
they were looking to add a strategic new piece of
equipment that would better facilitate salvage operations.
They settled on a 19.5-ft Hackney
DFC1064R mounted on a Spartan Advantage custom cab
and chassis. The four-door cab features a 10"
raised roof, six man seating, 330-hp Cummins engine
and air conditioning. Automatic tire chains were installed
along with a 24" extended front bumper with three
storage compartments.
The body features 680 cu.ft.
of storage capacity, plus a 14.5-ft long compartment
on the recessed roof. There is also two compartments
on the roof for extra suction hose storage. A Command
Light tower is installed across the front of the recessed
roof.
Transverse
tunnels are provided in the wheelhouse compartments
for storage of two long backboards, stokes basket
stretcher, folding ladder and twelve sheets of plywood.
Six spare SCBA bottle storage tubes are located in
the aft section of the wheelhouse compartment. Two
(2) two-sided 60" high slide-out tool boards
provide plenty of convenient storage of salvage and
hand tools.
Located in the right rear compartment,
which measures 44’ wide x 64" high x 58"D,
is a CleanOne suction unit powered by a 23-hp Koehler
engine that features an automatic water removal pump-out
system, 4-jet stainless steel high pressure wand,
3000 psi pump, 150-ft vacuum and solution hose and
a 60-gallon holding tank. The machine is mounted on
a 1000 lb. capacity slide-out tray (see related photo
below).
Other features include a 100%
multiplexed electrical system with VISTA LCD display
control panel, Federal eQ2B siren, Code 3 NFPA1901
lighting system, Koehler diesel generator, four cord
reels, multiple outlets strategically placed around
the apparatus and utility air hose reel with 150-ft
hose plus two recessed air outlets.
CLARIDGE
FIRE COMPANY
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