Apparatus - Fallen Leaf Lake, Calif., Buys New Rescue Engine
The Fallen Leaf Lake C.S.D. Fire Department has taken delivery of a new rescue engine built by HME on a custom cab and chassis with a Cummins engine and an Allison transmission.
The HME Model 18 Type-1 is also equipped with a Hale 1,250-gpm pump, an 850-gallon water tank with a 20-gallon Class A internal foam tank, and a Hale FoamLogix 2.1 system.
Other equipment includes HME Hydra Technology, two crosslay beds, a center hosewell, a Hannay booster reel, Darley 1-1/2 AGE 150-gpm portable pump driven by a diesel engine, a deck gun riser and through the tank ladder storage.
It also has an Avcomm SC800 intercom system, heated and remote-controlled moto-mirrors with lower convex, LED lighting, 117 cubic feet of compartment space, a 56-inch hosebed height, adjustable hosebed dividers, roll-up doors, four SCBA tubes, utility flood light and PowerArc LED warning lights.
Apparatus Type: Rescue PumperModel: 1871-SFO custom chassis with seating for fiveEngine: Cummins ISL9 370-HPGenerator: NATransmission: Allison 3000EVSTank: 850-gallon polypropylene T-type tankPump: Hale "Q-Flo Plus" 1,250 GPMAerial: NAManufacturer: HME Ahrens-FoxChasis Manufacturer: HME Ahrens-FoxYear: 2014