Engine 1844 is a 2010 HME 1871 Spectr/Toyne 1500/3000 pumper tanker. The hydraulic rack seen on this side stores the portable tank. Larry Shapiro photo
The Spring Grove FPD in McHenry County recently took an early delivery of their new pumper/tanker from Toyne out of Breda, IA. Engine 1844 features an HME 1871 Spectr cab and tandem axle chassis with a large extension and raised roof to house the enclosed, top-mount pump panel. This unit is reportedly going to replace a 1985 Ford C-Series Pierce 1250/1000 engine and a 1980 GMC 7000/US Tanker 2,200 gallon tanker.
The top-mounted pump panel is enclosed within the super command cab similar to Spring Grove's 1999 HME/US Tanker pumper. Larry Shapiro photo
This pumper/tanker has a 1,500GPM pump and is listed by the manufacturer as having a 3,000-gallon water tank and a 40-gallon foam tank. Both sides of the long body feature high-side compartments and as such, the ladders on the officer’s side and the portable tank on the driver’s side are both accessible via overhead hydraulic storage racks.
The officer's side of the rig also features high-side compartments and hydraulic ladder rack storage for the ground ladders. Larry Shapiro photo
Engine 1844 has extendable chutes on either side to discharge tank water into a portable tank. There is no rear chute. Unlike most tankers, the chutes are located just behind the pump module instead of at the rear of the vehicle.
The extendable discharge chute to dump the water into a portable tank is located just behind the pump module. There is a similar chute on the opossite of the unit. Larry Shapiro photo
The rear of Engine 1844 shows the NFPA compliant chevron striping. Larry Shapiro photo
#1 by Inspector on August 21, 2010 - 10:59 PM
Please note that the caption shown here
http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/?tag=hydraulic-ladder-rack#attachment_1462
(or here)
http://chicagoareafire.com/blog/?p=1457#attachment_1462
claims that
“The rear of Engine 1844 shows the NFPA compliant chevron striping. ”
however the Rep from NFPA has clarified by saying
“The committee’s general consensus is that vehicles intending to comply with NFPA 1901 and Technical Standards Document No. 108, the area for the lens and the 75 mm area [3 inch perimeter] around the lens should not be part of the calculated 50 percent of the vertical rear surface area.
The requirements for complying with both NFPA 1901 and the Technical
Standards Document No. 108 should be included in the purchase and sales specification.”
(see
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/get-cfr.cgi?TITLE=49&PART=571&SECTION=108&YEAR=1999&TYPE=TEXT )
which states (S5.7.1.4) that
“The edge of white sheeting shall not be located closer than 75 mm to
the edge of the luminous lens area of any red or amber lamp…”
and
“The edge of red sheeting shall not be located closer than 75 mm to the
edge of the luminous lens area of any amber lamp…”
( where white and yellow sheeting may be interchanged,
and red is excluded for use on front or “forward facing” surfaces ? )
and related 108 documentation makes no mention of YELLOW-GREEN.