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Homer Fire Protection District ambulance refurb

From the Fire Service, Inc. Facebook page:

A big thank you to Chief Bob Tutko and the Homer Fire District in Homer Glen, IL on their recent delivery. This older PL Custom ambulance was refurbished and placed on a new F-450 chassis. The entire job was completed at our Fire Service Inc. facility located in St. John, Indiana.

ambulance on Ford F-450 chassis

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PL Custom Type I ambulance

New chassis for Homer FPD ambulance. Fire Service, Inc. photo

PL Custom Type I ambulance

Fire Service, Inc. photo

rear of new ambulance

Fire Service, Inc. photo

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New brush unit for the Homer FPD

Martin Nowak found this new delivery on the Alexis Fire Equipment site for the Homer Township FPD

FLAT BED BRUSH TRUCK #SK799
HOMER FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
HOMER, ILLINOIS

fire department brush truck

New brush unit for the Homer FPD. Alexis Fire Equipment photo

fire department brush truck

New brush unit the Homer FPD. Alexis Fire Equipment photo



Technical Specs
• Ford F-550XL 4-Door 4×4 DRW Chassis
• Ford Triton 6.8L V-10, 362-HP Gasoline Engine
• Ford TorqShift Automatic Transmission
• Heavy Duty 3/16” Aluminum Body
• Warn stainless steel brush guard with wrap around and front receiver
• Luverne Stainless Steel Nerf bars
• Reese type hitch/winch receiver with electrical connections, rear
• One (1) Warn XD9000, 9,000 lb winch
• 400-Gallon Poly Skid Tank
• Waterous PB18-3030LE Pump with 20-HP Honda gasoline engine
• One (1) 2 ½” Discharge, rear
• One (1) 1 ½” Discharge, hose tray
• Two (2) 1” booster lines with 10-ft of hose
• Akron Forestry front bumper turret controlled from the cab
• One (1) Hannay electric Booster reel with 150-ft of 1” hose
• Two (2) Drop down platforms with doors, one each side
• Two (2) compartments with two (2) drop down doors each, one each side
• Two (2) Hose trays, one (1) each side compartment tops
• Progressive Dynamics on-board battery charger
• Kussmaul Super Auto Eject 120-volt shoreline connection
• Floor mounted console for emergency switches with map/binder storage, cab
• Code 3 Electronic Siren with 100-watt Whelen speaker
• Two (2) Whelen LED Scene lights, rear
• Two (2) Akron Extenda-Lite 12-volt telescopic LED lights, one (1) each side
• Whelen LED Warning Light Package
• Chevron pattern striping, rear
• 8’ 5” Overall height
• 22’ 11” Overall length
• 176” Wheelbase
• 60” Cab to Axle
• 7,000 FAWR
• 14,700 RAWR
• 19,500 GVWR

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