Chief Richard Boyes sat down with
his team to design a single apparatus to replace an
existing rescue truck and pumper. His goal was to
incorporate into a single piece response vehicle all
the equipment and functions of two older vehicles.
After some research and discussions with Res-Q-Tech,
the committee determined to meet with Hackney engineering
staff to design this unique piece of equipment. The
goal was simple: get all the equipment in the existing
heavy rescue into the new apparatus that would also
serve all minimum requirements for Canadian NFPA Class
A pumper operations and keep the wheelbase under 200".
A daunting task, but one that was met using the new
Hackney Rescue Pumper design.
The Hackney RPC0964R body was mounted
on a Spartan custom four-door cab with a very maneuverable
195"wheelbase. The overall length of the completed
unit, including the extended front bumper, was only
33.5-ft. with a low overall height of 9.5-ft. Yet
the body boosted an incredible 480 cu.ft. of useable
storage capacity, plus the ability to carry 1200-ft
of hose on the recessed roof with a storage compartment
across the front. This task was accomplished using
the unique Hackney drop/pinch frame technology, providing
40" deep compartments below the standard frame
height.
The pump of choice was a Hale Q-FLO
rated at 1250 gpm. The pump system included all stainless
steel plumbing and stainless steel valves.A Hale FoamMaster
2.1 Class A foam system was integrated. Since all
areas of the city response areas had hydrant access,
a 300 gallon booster tank was specified to increase
compartment space.
All lighting, including clearance
lights, tail lights and emergency lights, are LED.
A 15-kw Onan hydraulic generator was installed to
power a cord reel, multiple outlets, four upper side
body flood lights, two removable tripod flood lights,
a brow flood light on the front of the cab and 120V
fluorescent lighting in all compartments.
The unit was sold and serviced by
Res-Q-Tech located in Woodstock, Ontario.
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