Apparatus - Hamilton, Ontario Firefighters Get Straight Stick Aerial

Firefighters with the Hamilton Emergency Services in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada can reach new heights with a 103-foot AerialCat, rear-mount aerial built by KME.
March 13, 2015

Firefighters with the Hamilton Emergency Services in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada can reach new heights with a 103-foot AerialCat, rear-mount aerial built by KME.

The unit is built on a KME Predator cab and chassis with a MaxxForce engine and an Allison transmission. It has customized storage in the cab extension for Stokes baskets and cord reels.

To fight fire it has a Hale 2,000-gpm pump with two Hades hot water heaters for the pump enclosure, a 500-gallon polypropylene tank and a side-mount pump panel.

Other features include a 12-gauge stainless steel body, Amdor roll-up doors, a Slide-Shot hosebed inside the ladder tunnel to accommodate 1,000-feet of 4-inch LDH supply line, Whelen Emergency light package, Fire Research scene lights, an Onan hydraulic generator, and two Hannay 120-volt electric cord reels.It was sold by Mark Boyle of Metz Fire & Rescue, Guelph, Ontario.

Apparatus Type: Aerial Ladder
Model: 100-inch Predator Severe Service LFD Chassis
Engine: MaxxForce 13 425 hp
Generator: Onan 15,000-watt PTO Hydraulic
Transmission: Allison 4000EVS
Tank: 500-Gallon polypropylene tank
Pump: Hale QMAX 200- 2,000-gpm single-stage pump
Aerial: 103-Straight Stick AerialCat Rear-Mount
Manufacturer: KME Fire Apparatus
Chasis Manufacturer: KME Fire Apparatus
Year: 2014

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