Merrillville, Ind., Moves Big Water With Tender/Pumper

Firefighters with the Merrillville Fire Department recently placed in service Tender 7341, an apparatus built by Pierce with a 3,000-gallon UPF tank and a Waterous 1,500-gpm pump. The unit also has a Class A Husky foam system a SmartPower 6.2Kw generator, a Will-Burt Night Scan light tower with 1.8 LED lights. It also has Gortite roll-up doors and Whelen warning and scene lights. It's powered by a Detroit Diesel 500-hp engine and an Allison transmission.