Raytown, MO, Picks Pair of Pumpers
Raytown, MO, Fire Protection District has received two identical Ferrara MVP rescue pumpers. Both units are built on Ferrara Cinder cabs and chassis, powered by Cummins ISL 450-hp engines and Allison 3000EVS transmissions. To fight fire, the pumpers have Hale 2,000-gpm single-stage pumps, 1,000-gallon UPF tanks, Fire Research Corp. internal pressure governors, and enclosed pump panels. Other equipment includes a Kussmaul auto-eject battery conditioning system, LED strip compartment lighting, slide-out tool trays and custom mechanics tool boxes.
The pumpers also have 200-foot Hannay electric reels, Genesis rescue tools, Little Giant ladders, Pioneer lights and Honda 6,500-watt generators.
Raytown, a Kansas City suburb, purchases the apparatus through Chris Thompson, Fire Master, Springfield, MO.
