Apparatus - Sheffield FD in N.C. Gets New Custom Pumper
The Sheffield Fire Department, in Mocksville, N.C., recently took delivery of a Rosenbauer custom pumper on a Rosenbauer Commander cab and chassis.
It's powered by a Cummins engine and an Allison transmission. To fight fire, it has a Hale pump and UPF water tank with a 20-gallon foam cell.
Other features include Insta Chain automatic tire chains, front air bag protection, Safety Vision back-up camera with audio, three front bumper compartments and 28-inch compartments in the aluminum Centurion tank cap body.
It also has a hydraulic ladder rack on the right side of the apparatus and an electric 2,100-gallon dump tank rack on the left, a Rosenbauer EZ climb ladder at the rear and wheel-well compartments for eight SCBA cylinders.
It's equipped with a dry absorb hopper in the a wheel-well, internal storage for hard suction hose, one electric rewind cab reel, a Command Light light tower, telescoping tripod flood lights, a TFT Crossfire deck and a 6-inch jet dump.
Apparatus Type: PumperModel: Rosenbauer CommanderEngine: Cummins ISL 400 hpGenerator: SmartPower 6,000-wattTransmission: Allison EVS 3000Tank: 1,000-gallon UPF Poly TankPump: Hale Q-Max 1,500-gpmAerial: naChasis Manufacturer: Rosenbauer AmericaState: NCYear: 2014