Avondale, Pa., Puts Decked Out Pumper in Service

Avondale, Pa.,  Volunteer Fire Company, in Chester County, has put in service a 4 GUYS pumper built on a Spartan Gladiator cab and chassis equipped with a 4 door 6 seat climate controlled cab, raised roof, full height rear doors. It is powered by a 500-hp Cummins ISX-12 diesel engine and an Allison 4000EVS automatic transmission. To fight fire it has a Hale QMAX-XS175-23L, single-stage pump, a 1,000 gallon UPF Poly Tank III water tank, FRC InControl 400 pressure governor, and a Hypro Foam Pro 3012 foam system with 30 gallon Class A foam tank. It's also equipped with a Kussmaul auto-eject, LED compartment lighting, slide-out tool trays & boards, saws, fans, tarps, forcible entry tools, R.O.M. shutters, Harrison 10kW hydraulic generator, Will-Burt Night Scan telescopic light tower, ladder and hard sleeve tunnel, Blitz Fire, Hurst extrication tools, auto-crib, high rise kit, Hannay electric reel, front suction, Federal Q2B mechanical siren, front booster reel, FRC Evolution LED brow light, front Hannay electric reel, Roto-Ray, and LED warning lights.