In January
2004 the Grifton Fire Department, North Carolina,
upgraded their response capabilities by adding a Hackney
DFC1173R Heavy Rescue to their fleet. The chassis
of choice was a Spartan Advantage MFD four-door cab
with 10" raised roof. The rear of the cab was
reconfigured to provide a full width command desk
behind the driver and officer seats. The desk is constructed
of stainless steel and slides toward the two SCBA
seats mounted on the center back wall. On either side
of the desk are locking storage cabinets for instruments
and reference books. Above the desk is a stainless
shelf used for mounting the monitor from the camera
mounted on a telescoping pole on the exterior.
Grifton Fire Department is located
in the eastern part of North Carolina near NC Hwy
11, connecting the industrial centers of Greenville
and Kinston.
The 19.5-foot long body features a recessed roof that
accommodates a 14.5-foot and 12-foot long storage
compartment and the Will-Burt light tower. The light
tower is equipped with six (6) 900-watt MagnaFire
lamps and has dual-directional capability. Excluding
the roof storage, a whopping 700 cu.ft. of storage
space is provided in the body, enhance by the Hackney
drop/pinch frame that provides 40" of compartment
depth from floor to ceiling.
Storage accommodations includes
numerous adjustable shelves, slide-out and slide/tilt
trays, a 68" high x 36" deep two-sided tool
board using PacTrac panels. Transverse tunnels for
a tokes basket stretcher, folding ladder and two long
backboards, slide-out SCBA rack for eight complete
SCBA’s in back-up and go configuration and pike
pole storage. A full length awning is provided on
the right side of the body.
There are four 10,000# receivers located around the
apparatus – one inside the drop-down front bumper,
one under the rear bumper and one each forward of
the left and right rear wheels. The 9000-lb Warn portable
winch is stored behind the drop-down front bumper,
freeing up valuable compartment space. Located in
the right rear compartment is a two-bottle SCBA fill
enclosure and cascade fill control panel. Adjacent
in the aft section of the wheelhouse compartment are
fifteen spare SCBA bottle storage tubes.
The rear extrication compartment
is 73" high x 42" wide x 40" deep and
features two electric rewind reels in the top and
slide-out trays for mounting the various extrication
tools and accessories in a convenient, rapidly accessible
location.
A 25-kw Onan ProTec PTO generator
is installed inside the left front compartment and
powers the light tower, two tri-pod MagnaFire flood
lights, 110-volt compartment lighting, refrigerator
and command cab outlets. The cord reel is mounted
in the extended front bumper, along with a utility
air hose reel. The multi-plexed electrical system
operates the Code 3 warning package, halogen scene
lights, Rom track lighting and other 12-volt systems.
All this customization and
features for under $250,000.
GRIFTON
FIRE DEPARTMENT
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