This from Ron Wolkoff:
Here is carpentersville's new Ferrara eng from Ferrara website
- Chassis: Ferrara Ember custom fire chassis; Cummins ISL9 450 hp engine; Allison 3000 EVS transmission;
- Type: Custom Rescue Pumper Ember extended medium cab with 12” raised roof; Seating for 5; EMS cabinet behind officer seat
- Body: Heavy duty extruded aluminum fire body; Left and right side full height compartments, 15” deep upper/28” deep lower; Ferrara Ladders-Thru-The-Tank storage module; Spare SCBA over rear wheels
- Pump: Hale QMAX 1500 GPM; Side panel controls; Fire Research Pump Boss pressure governor; Hale MIV-E intake valves in each steamer inlet; Triple speedlays; Right side LDH discharge; Rear 2-1/2” discharge; Deck gun plumbing with TFT Extend-A-Gun and Akron 3416 monitor Tank: 1000 gallon poly water tank
- Feature: Whelen LED warning lights; Whelen LED Traffic Advisor; Federal GH scene lights; Fire Research Evolution 12V LED telescopic lights, 2 rear body and 2 on rear cab wall; Fire Research 12V LED brow light
New engine for Carpentersville. 2013 Ferrara Ember (HME) chassis 1500/1000. Ferrara photo
#1 by Tyler Tobolt on November 12, 2013 - 7:01 AM
They already have this rig since last year.
#2 by Save Cville on November 12, 2013 - 12:54 AM
There were no plans at that time, the Fire Chief at the time wouldn’t have allowed the fire protection to become that poor in my town. Now that he’s gone, Village Hall is running the fire department, and the only ones informing the citizens of the service cuts are the firefighters. No Peep out of Village Hall, unless you can corner a trustee in person – and then they say not to believe the firefighters as their answer… I live in a winning town for sure!
#3 by Dan on November 11, 2013 - 9:14 PM
They’ve had this rig for a number of months, but who knows if they had the brown out plans at that time.
#4 by Chuck on November 11, 2013 - 6:27 PM
Can’t figure out the logic of buying new apparatus if they are going to be browning out companies in this town….