Fox Lake, IL, Fire Protection District Gets Unique Enclosed Pumper

Fox Lake Fire Protection District, Ingleside, IL, has taken delivery of an Alexis Fire Equipment Co. custom pumper with an enclosed, top-mount pump panel. The stainless steel apparatus is built on a Spartan Metro Star MFD cab and chassis with a 20-inch raised roof. It is powered by a Cummins ISL9 450 hp engine and an Allison 3000EVS transmission. To fight fire, it has a Hale Qmax-150 1,500-gpm, single-stage pump with an enclosed panel. It is also equipped with a 1,000-gallon polypropylene tank, a four-bottle 4,500 psi cascade system, and a Smart Power HR-10 10,000-watt hydraulic generator. It also has a Will-Burt NightScan light tower with Whelen LED lights, R.O.M. roll-up doors and Whelen LED emergency warning lights.