Apparatus - Gallery: Fire Apparatus Friday - Aug. 11, 2023

The West Berlin Volunteer Fire Company, in Berlin Township, NJ, placed this water rescue vehicle built by Knapheide on a Ford F-350 chassis with a five-seat cab.  The rig carries water rescue equipment and tows a trailer with two 14-foot Inmar rubber-hulled vessels and one 14-foot Game Fisher flat bottom vessel.

Pierce built this 107-foot Ascendant quint for Ocean Isle Beach, NC, on an Enforcer chassis. The rig has a 1,500-gpm pump, 500-gallon tank, a high-flow waterway and carries extrication equipment. 

This 1,500-gpm pumper was built by Sutphen on their Monarch chassis for the Rome, NY, Bureau of Fire. The PS-11 RES body features 155 cu. ft. of storage and is equipped with a 980-gallon water tank, 20-gallon foam tank, Hale Smartfoam 2.1A foam system, Whelen Arges and FireTech Guardian Elite scene lights. Click here for more.

The Cobden, IL, Fire Department took delivery of this pumper/tanker-tender built by Toyne on an International HV607 chassis, powered by a Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine with a Allison 3000 EVS transmission. There is a Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump, UPF 3,000-gallon tank and a Syntex 3,00-gallon portable tank stored on a Zico hydraulic painted Porta-Tank rack. Click here for more.

Skeeter built this Type 5 rescue-side pumper for the Stafford, TX, Fire Department on a Ford F550 chassis. The rig has a 400-gallon water tank, 10-gallon Class A foam tank, Darley 2.5 AGE 24K diesel pump equipped with a Scotty 4171 Foam System, a 10,000-pound WARN portable winch, independently switched bumper ground sweeps and a transverse pull-out tool tray.