Corona de Tucson, AZ, Fire District Puts Tanker-Pumper in Service

Corona de Tucson, AZ,  Fire District has taken delivery of a Midwest Fire side-control tanker-pumper built on a Freightliner M2 106 chassis with a Cummins L9 350-hp engine and an Allison 3000 EVS transmission. It is equipped with a 3,000-gallon APR polypropylene tank, and a Hale MBP 1,000-gallon pto pump. Other features include three Newton 10-inch square dump valves with 36-inch telescoping chutes, a stainless steel "tip-down" portable tank carrier and a 3,000-gallon portable tank, Whelen scene and warning lights, and a Kussmaul air and battery conditioner with auto eject.