The Sterling Fire Company in Loudon County has placed a pair of Pierce Velocity pumpers with TAK-4 suspension in service.
The rigs were designed with rescue-style bodies equipped with pull-out trays and LED compartment lighting. The rear of the bodies contain booster reels and both LDH intakes and discharges.
For firefighting, they are equipped with 750-gallon UPF Poly Tank III water tanks, Hale Qmax 150-23X single-stage pumps and Husky foam systems and Akron Apollo deck guns.
Power comes from a 500-hp Cummins X12 engine and Allison 4500 EVS transmissions and they have Kussmaul auto-eject battery conditioners.

Dennis C. Sharpe
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.