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The company has secured an order from the Providence, R.I., Fire Department for four Saber Pumpers, four 100’ Heavy-Duty Aerial Ladders, and an Ascendant 100’ Heavy-Duty Aerial Tower.
Researching, specifying, and subsequently purchasing apparatus during a pandemic presented a new level of complexity few fire departments were prepared to handle.
The Brainerd Fire Department recently purchased a 2020 Sutphen SPH-100 Aerial Platform through the Sutphen Corporation and its contract with Sourcewell.
Sourcewell awards contracts in ‘Firefighting Personal Protective Equipment’ and ‘Firefighting Equipment and Rescue Tools’ through solicitations #032620 and #040220.
The new Pierce High Flow Industrial Apparatus is capable of flowing 5,500 gallons per minute when drafting and up to 10,000 gallons per minute when drawing from a pressurized water source.
The City of Buffalo, N.Y., has purchased 10 new firefighting vehicles, including a rehab/mass casualty incident vehicle, one EMS response vehicle, five command response vehicles, an urban search and rescue vehicle, and two Segways.
Spartan ERV said that although it previewed the vehicle in April, the MPA 65’ has undergone more development based on input and feedback, in addition to more testing and certification.
Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service in Birmingham, Ala., has ordered five Pierce Arrow XT custom pumpers. This is a follow-on order from Birmingham Fire & Rescue, according to Pierce.
Spartan Chassis worked with Fouts Bros. and PolyBilt to create the new CMP 300, a custom pumper truck with a polyprene body and tank, which Spartan said is a first for the emergency response marketplace.