Hackney

 

Model DFC1373R

HARVEY VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
Harvey, Louisiana

Harvey VFC has purchased their second Hackney to serve this community located across the Mississippi from downtown New Orleans.  This heavy rescue is mounted on a Spartan Gladiator Extended Long Four Door (ELFD) with 20” raised cab roof. The body is a 23.5-ft Hackney DFC1373R with 13-compartments at ground level plus coffin storage compartments on the recessed roof.  It packs a walloping 824 cu.ft. of storage at ground level alone, not including the two huge roof storage compartments. These calculations are factored on useable space (pass-thru dimensions between the door tracks and top of door opening; not interior voids).  Another compartment with roll-up door is located on the street side of the cab for medical equipment. 

The cab has seating for seven. Seats are Bostrom with SecureAll SCBA brackets.  It is powered by a 500-hp Cummins ISM. To maximize compartment space a single 27,000# rear axle was provided in lieu of a tandem with 21,500# front axle.  Even with a 270” WB, the apparatus still provides excellent turning capability and maneuvers well in the tight streets around the metro area.

To keep the overall width to a minimum, the electrically extended and retracted awnings on the left and right sides are recessed back into the upper side panels (see photo above and on right).  The electrical system on the cab and body is V-MUX multiplexed with remote diagnostics capability.

Following is a list of just some of the features found on the Harvey VFC heavy rescue:

  • All cab windows electrically powered and locked
  • Telma Retarder
  • EMS cabinet behind the drivers seat
  • Cab storage cabinet across upper rear wall (above seats) with lift-up doors
  • 28” extended bumper with two (2) hydraulic hose pre-connected to Hurst tools stored in the center of the bumper and a 10,000# receiver for attachment of a portable winch
  • Winch receivers mounted left and right side and beneath rear bumper.
  • 9500# Warn portable winch that can be operated from any of  the three receivers
  • Fold-down step platforms beneath all tall compartments to facilitate access to equipment stored in upper areas of compartments
  • Recessed Unistrut for adjustable shelves and trays in each compartment to reduce wasted space
  • Mounting brackets for Hurst hydraulic rescue tools (see drawings and photos)
  • Storage tunnels in the top of fore and aft wheelhouse compartments for stokes basket; (2) long backboards; and rescue tripod assembly
  • LCD Message Display Center provided graphical and textual warning for doors open, light towers extended, awnings extended; drivetrain component data, etc.
  • Whelen  M-Series LED tail lights
  • Auxiliary upper rear stop light with initial stop alert warning and Telma retarder activation alert
  • Whelen TANF85 Traffic Advisor light bar
  • Whelen 90-Series halogen 12vdc scene lights: (2) each side; (2) rear with manual, reverse and turn signal activation
  • LED compartment light strips recessed into side walls of all compartment, fore and aft
  • LED roof compartment lights recessed into lids
  • LED lights in bumper compartment
  • LED ground lights each side, front and rear
  • Color backup camera with night vision
  • Whelen M-Series LED warning light package with FN88VLED (88”) light bar and integrated OptiCom
  • Q2B siren in front bumper
  • Whelen 295HFSA7 electronic siren and (2) speakers
  • Grover air horns recessed in bumper
  • Harrison 30kw hydraulic generator
  • Hannay cord reels (3) with 200-ft 10/4, 240VAC, 30-amp cable and power distribution boxes split into two separate 120vac circuits to maximize amperage output at end of cable run
  • Multiple power outlets strategically placed around and inside the body and cab
  • Tripod MagnaFire flood lights – (2) left rear body
  • Upper body 240VAC MagnaFire flood lights: (2) each side and (1) rear
  • MaganFire 900-watt flood lights on front of cab (2)
  • Will-Burt light towers (2) mounted forward section of recessed roof with (6) 240vac MagnaFire multi-directional lamps
  • Utility air hose reel
  • Hydraulic hose reels, electric rewind, in upper rear extrication tool compartment (2)
  • Hydraulic hose reels in front bumper (2)
  • Hurst Streamline couplers on all hydraulic hoses
  • Hurst 240VAC Trimo hydraulic power units connected to reels

Drop-down pneumatic step platforms in the first three compartments on each side of the body provides added safe access to storage in the upper reaches of the compartments. Note the recessed track lighting and UniStrut channels for adjustable shelving. Slide-out drawers are provided in rear left rear compartment. 

EMS compartment with roll-up door on left side of cab.

Front bumper is heavily optioned with two hydraulic hose reels and pre-connected spreader and cutter; Q2B recessed in center with guard; two eye plates; air horns and (2) siren speakers.

No space is wasted. This compartment is located behind the right rear wheels. A drop-down step platform is provide in the rear compartment and multiple removal storage trays.

Two (2) light towers fully extended from nested location on the recessed roof, plus upper body flood lights and rear tripod floods provide plenty of scene lighting.

The rear extrication tool compartment provides easy access to tools. The two color-coded hydraulic reels and utility air hose reel are located in the top with slide-out hose roller guides to facilitate extending the hoses down the left or right sides of the body without damage.

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