Apparatus - Mill Creek, Delaware, Gets New 105-foot Rear-Mount Aerial

Mill Creek Volunteer Fire Department, New Castle County, Delaware, recently put in service a 2016 Pierce Arrow XT 105-foot rear-mount aerial.
March 22, 2016

Mill Creek Volunteer Fire Department, New Castle County, Delaware, recently put in service a 2016 Pierce Arrow XT 105-foot rear-mount aerial. It's built on Pierce Arrow XT cab and chassis with seating for six occupants. It's powered by a 500-hp Detroit Diesel engine and an Allison 4000EVS transmission. it also has a hale QMAX200- 23L 2,000-gpm single stage pump, a UPF 500-gallon tank, a pinable waterway and feather touch aerial controls. Other features include a Kussmaul auto-eject charging system, Bostrom firefighter seats, a Harrison 10,000-watt generator, LED compartment lighting, swing out tool boards, two Hannay electric reels, Amdor roll-up shutter doors, a rear LDH aerial inlet, rear facing camera, LED warning lights, twin front LED brow lights, Akron Brass 1,500-gpm ladder pipe nozzle, LED ladder lights, saws, fans, tarps, tools and a portable Mercury monitor.

Apparatus Type: Aerial Ladder
Model: Pierce Arrow XT
Engine: Detroit Diesel 500-hp
Generator: Harrison 10,000-watt hydraulic
Transmission: Allison 4000EVS
Tank: UPF 500-gallon
Pump: Hale QMAX200-23L single stage pump
Aerial: 105-foot rear-mount ladder
Manufacturer: Pierce Manufacturing
Chasis Manufacturer: Pierce Manufacturing, Inc.
Year: 2015

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