Heavy Rescue

SOUTH HILL FIRE DEPARTMENT South Hill, Virginia South Hill Fire Department, Virginia, took delivery of their second Hackney rescue truck July 2005. Chief Rosser Wells was so pleased with the durability of their first truck, purchased in 1989, there was no question as to what would replace it. The chief criteria for this purchase was to be able to transport the vast increase in kinds of equipment transported, yet stay within the overall length boundaries established by the assigned bay. The second was to minimize the overall wheelbase to maneuver around the service area. Those goals and many more were met with their new Hackney DFC1173R Heavy Rescue. The overall length of the vehicle came in at 32-feet with a wheelbase of only 184". With Spartan's 52 degree cramp angle, that means they can take this unit places where SUV's can't go. The bonus is that the Hackney also provided them with 680 cu.ft. of storage space, excluding the roof top storage compartments. The chassis of choice was a Spartan Advantage MFD with 10" raised roof. It features a six-man cab with five SCBA seating positions. The 12" extended front bumper accommodates a Q2B siren. A 10,000 lb. receiver is mounted in the front bumper for attachment of a 9000 lb. portable Warn winch. There are also 10,000 lb. receivers located forward of the left and right rear wheels and under the rear step bumper, permitting attachment of the winch on all plans around the apparatus. Unique features of the truck is a two-bottle fill station in the right rear compartment connected to six 6000 psi air storage cylinders mounted horizontally in the aft section of the wheelhouse compartment. Six spare bottle storage tubes are also located in the wheelhouse compartment (see drawing). A transverse tunnel system is installed across the top of the wheelhouse compartment for storage of a stokes basket stretcher and two long back boards. A 25,000 watt PTO generator is mounted inside the left front compartment, protecting it from road salt and other corrosives. It powers five 900 watt MagnaFire flood lights, two on each upper side body and one brow on the front of the cab. There are also two removable 650 watt MagnaFire tripod lights on the rear, plus a multi-directional light tower on the roof with six 900 watt MagnaFire lamps. All compartments are lighted using 120V fluorescent lights. A refrigerator/freezer is installed above the generator for rehab hydration. Multiple interior and exterior mounted outlets are provided, plus two Hannay cord reels with 200-feet 10/4 yellow cord and power distribution boxes that splits the 240VAC power into two separate 30-amp circuits at the junction boxes for maximized power at the 200-ft run. Two hydraulic hose reels are installed in the upper rear extrication compartment. This compartment is 73" high x 42" wide x 40" deep dedicated to all hydraulic rescue tools and accessories. A slide-out roller guide assembly permits the hydraulic hoses to be deployed to either side of the apparatus. An utility air outlet is recessed in the rear body panel. Lighting is all Whelen LED, including the rear tail lights. A LED traffic advisor is integrated into the VISTA display panel in the cab, which also controls all functions of the apparatus. The VISTA also provides graphic display of fault codes, doors open (including roof boxes), and tower up. A separate accessible screen display all pertinent data regarding the chassis, fluid levels and serial numbers. The body is 100% multiplexed. This vehicle was sold by C.W. Williams, Inc.   Downloads: Technical Drawing (PDF)