From the Interstate Emergency Vehicles Facebook page:
Peotone FPD’s stainless steel bodied pumper / tanker is looking good and the 2,000 gpm Hale pump module is almost finished with the UL testing and certification on 5/31.
Interstate Emergency Vehicles photo
Interstate Emergency Vehicles photo
Interstate Emergency Vehicles photo
Interstate Emergency Vehicles photo
Apr 13
From the Interstate Emergency Vehicles Facebook page:
Peotone Fire Protection District, Peotone, Illinois stainless steel pumper/tanker. Built on a SMEAL S-600 series chassis. Water capacity is 2,500 gallons.
Interstate Emergency Vehicles photo
Interstate Emergency Vehicles photo
Interstate Emergency Vehicles photo
Interstate Emergency Vehicles photo
Several readers have submitted the following information from the Interstate Emergency Vehicles, Inc. Facebook page and the Smeal website about the first Snorkel being built by Smeal
This from the Interstate Emergency Vehicles, Inc. Facebook page:
55′ Snorkel Smeal Sirius chassis just showed up in Ephrata, PA — at Ladder Tower Co.
Interstate Emergency Vehicles, Inc. photo
And the chatter …
Jul 21
This from Ron Wolkoff:
Romeoville purchased this stock aerial unit from Smeal.
Smeal photo
Jul 18
New Spartan Gladiator Evolution/Smeal engine for Flossmoor with enclosed pump panel.
Smeal photo
thanks Hunter and Ron
Jul 17
It has a 1,500-GPM midship pump will replace Eng 4R a 1978 E-One/Pierce
Morton Grove Engine 5 – on a Spartan chassis with the Smeal Sirius chassis. Smeal photo
thanks Hunter and Ron
Jun 20
Smeal has agreed to purchase U.S. Tanker Fire Apparatus, LLC (UST) effective July 1st. The acquisition expands Smeal’s product offering to include stainless steel custom and commercial tankers, tenders, and other apparatus. Smeal already offers a full line of custom and commercial pumpers and the largest selection of aerial apparatus models in the fire apparatus industry. US Tanker Fire Apparatus
New trademark for the Ladder Tower Company by Smeal
Shortly after Smeal completed the purchase for the assets of LTI and Snorkel, they reopened the longtime LTI facility in Ephrata, PA and posted new signage. They have created a new name for the subsidiary; Ladder Tower Company.
A new Facebook page has gone live and depicts the logo for the new company.
The Ephrata facility reopened under the Smeal name. Smeal photo
Jun 10
thanks Karl
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