Knapheide built this brush unit for the West Grove Fire Department on a Ford F250 chassis.
Knapheide built this brush unit for the West Grove Fire Department in Chester County.
The rig is mounted on a Ford F250XL chassis and it has a four-door, five-seat cab. Power comes from a 6.7L Turbo Diesel engine and a 10-speed automatic transmission.
The body includes a top mounted Hannay reel with booster hose, a 250-gpm PTO pump and both poly water and foam tanks.
It carries a variety equipment, including forestry hose, water-filled backpacks, saws and more.
The rig is outfitted with Whelen Pioneer LED scene lights.
DENNIS C. SHARPE is a 47-year member of the Farmington Volunteer Fire Company in Egg Harbor Township, NJ, where he serves as assistant chief. He is certified in high-angle and confined-space rescues and is a Level II instructor with the Atlantic County Fire Training Center.
