LAPORTE FIRE DEPARTMENT
LaPorte, Texas

LaPorte, located on Galveston Bay just outside of Houston, purchased two (2) Hackney rescue mounted on low-profile Freightliner M2’s with four-door cabs . Hackney was selected for the second time due to satisfaction with the last rescue purchases. The low-profile was a compromised between a light-duty and larger medium duty. The chassis features a Cummins  300 hp engine; Allison 2200EVS automatic transmission; 10,000# front axle; 15,000# rear axle; and 275-amp alternator. The officer and three rear seats are SCBA.

Other features include:

• Vehicle data recorder
• Hadley air horns on left and right sides of hood
• Spare SCBA bottle storage tubes – eight (8)
• Safety interlock to prevent the vehicle from being moved when the light tower is extended
• Transverse tunnel in wheelhouse compartment for storage of stokes basket and (2) long backboards retrieval from either side of body
• Spare SCBA bottle storage tubes (13)
• Assortment of slide-out trays and adjustable shelves – all shelves mounted on recessed Unistrut to maximize compartment width
• V-MUX multiplexed electrical system
• LCD Message Display depicting graphically and textually door open status and light tower deployment
• LED tail light and marker lights
• Auxiliary upper stop lights with Jake Brake activation
• LED Traffic Advisor Light bar
• Whelen halogen scene lights: (2) upper left and right body; two (2) upper rear body with manual, reverse and turn signal activation
• LED compartment light strips recessed in side walls
• Whelen LED warning light package
• Federal siren and speaker
• Color backup camera with night vision
• 25kw PTO generator
• Hannay electric rewind cord reel
• Tripod flood lights (2)
• Shadow Command light tower
• SCBA fill station with (4) 6000 psi receivers