Apparatus - Houston Gets New Heavy Rescue

Houston, Texas, Fire Department has taken delivery of a new heavy rescue built by SVI Trucks on a Spartan Gladiator cab and chassis.
Dec. 23, 2014

Houston, Texas, Fire Department has taken delivery of a new heavy rescue built by SVI Trucks on a Spartan Gladiator cab and chassis.

The new unit is powered by a 500-hp Cummins engine and has a Onan 25,000-watt generator and a Command Light 8,000-watt light tower and two Weldon Vista IV displays.

Within the 26-foot body there's a small forward walk-in change area. 

Apparatus Type: Rescue
Model: Gladiator ELFD 20-inch raised roof
Engine: Cummins ISX 500-hp
Generator: Onan Protec PTO 25,000-watts
Transmission: Allison
Tank: NA
Pump: na
Aerial: NA
Manufacturer: SVI Trucks
Chasis Manufacturer: Spartan Chassis
Year: 2013

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