Apparatus - Showcase: 'Double Nickels' Pumper Rolls Into South Plainfield, N.J.

Jan. 24, 2014

The South Plainfield (N.J.) Plainfield Volunteer Fire Department replaced a 1986 E-ONE Hurricane pumper with a E-ONE Cyclone IIX pumper with a 2,000-gallon tank.

Engine 55, which is nicknamed "Double Nickles," is powered by a 500 hp engine and has a Hale Qmax pump.

Apparatus Type: Pumper/Tanker
Model: E-ONE Cyclone IIx
Engine: Cummins ISX 500hp
Generator: NA
Transmission: Allison
Tank: 2,000-gallon
Pump: Hale Qmax
Aerial: NA
Chasis Manufacturer: E-ONE
State: NJ
Year: 2012

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