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Newark Aerial Platform truck arrives
After an intensive training schedule - and radios, tools and equipment are mounted by the Churchville Fire Company, the truck will be put into active service, near the end of March. Truck committee members flew out to the Pierce plant on Feb. 20, spent a couple days performing an inspection on the apparatus to insure that it met specifications and alternated the driving to arrive home in 18 hours. The new truck replaces a 1980 Seagrave 100 ft. aerial ladder, which will be taken in trade by Churchville Fire Equipment. The committee members are pleased with the Pierce quality, workmanship and safety features of the apparatus. Some of the features of the new vehicle include a 100-foot steel aerial ladder with a platform that can accommodate four firefighters, an all-steer rear axle turning system, an electronically controlled Caterpillar 505 horsepower engine, an Allison HD4060P automatic transmission, a command zone information system that supplies data for the pumping operation, door status, load capacities for the ladder, fluid levels, load manager data for the electrical system, chassis driving operation and other safety related data. The truck has a rear vision camera system installed, a 150-gallon water tank, 800 feet of five-foot large diameter supply hose, roll-up compartment doors, 1750 GPM waterous centrifugal pump, hose beds and hoses. The warning lights are installed to meet NFPA requirements. The truck features an 8000 watt hydraulic generator supplying power receptacles for smoke evacuation, extrication equipment, ventilation tools and portable lighting. The truck has built-in flood lighting on the truck body and aerial platform, build-in cord reels and a built-in aerial waterway supplying a 2000 GPM electrically controlled monitor, which can be controlled from the aerial platform or remotely from the truck turntable. The aerial platform has compressed air supplied to firefighters using the bucket for their safety. According to Chief Doug Velte, this new truck meets everyone's expectations. Fifteen firefighters were at the fire station when the truck arrived, along with Mayor Peter Blandino. The next day many local people stopped at the fire hall to see the new vehicle. The Newark Volunteer Fire Dept. will hold an open house and truck dedication on Sunday, June 8. (Story by Dick Colacino) Copyright
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