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Specs include a stainless steel body on an 1871-W chassis with six seat cab having a 12-inch raised roof, Cummins L9, 450 hp diesel engine, Hale 2000-GPM pump, 500gallon water tank, front intake, six pre-connected attack lines, full height and depth compartments, enclosed ladder storage and a large hose bed with a custom stokes basket and RIT equipment storage area. They have also received an order from the Gloucester County EMS for four Excellance Type III ambulances on Ford E-450 chassis. Specs include Excellance’s 100% welded aluminum body and cabinetry, custom interior layout and Whelen LED warning and scene lights. They have delivered an Excellance custom ambulance to the Florence Township Fire District 1 in Burlington County. Absolute Fire Protection has received an order from Madison (Morris County) for an E-ONE Cyclone pumper with 100-inch cab, rear-mounted pump, E-ONE’s new four-inch front and 12-inch rear vista roof, Waterous 1250-GPM pump, 500-gallon water and 40-gallon foam tanks, 200 CFM CAFS, ladder rack, quad rear speedlays and six head Will Burt 15-foot Spectra tower. Fire & Safety Services reports the following Pierce orders: for Boonton Township (Morris County) an Enforcer tanker, Union Township (Union County) a stock Arrow XT pumper and Midland Park (Bergen County) an Enforcer pumper. Pierce deliveries include in Bergen County a Velocity 100-foot mid-mount tower to Elmwood Park, to Mahwah FC 2 an Arrow XT pumper and to Harrington Park an Impel 107-foot Ascendant rear-mount ladder. Berkeley Heights (Union County) received a Velocity 100-foot midmount tower. I learned from an outside source that Berkeley Heights 1995 Pierce Lance rear-mount platform quint has been sold to Atlantic Highlands (Monmouth County). I should also mention that all Pierce mid-mount 100-foot platforms sold are now Ascendant models. A couple of avid readers have furnished some information on E-ONE deliveries in the southern half of the state: in Gloucester County, Gloucester City received a Typhoon rescue pumper and Deptford received a Cyclone 95-foot platform. Mullica Hill is expecting a twin to it shortly. In Burlington County, Westampton Township received a rescue pumper. In Camden County, Audubon Park received a Typhoon rescue pumper 1500-GPM, 1000gallon water and 30 A foam tanks and it carries Holmatro rescue tools. In Salem County, Penns Grove received a Cyclone 100-foot rearmount quint 2000/470/30A and it carries Hurst Tools. Blaze Emergency Equipment has made three Sutphen deliveries. To the Germania VFD in Galloway Township (Atlantic County) went a 3500-gallon tanker on a Kenworth T880 chassis with two door climate controlled cab. Features include a Cummins X15, 505 hp diesel engine, Hale DSD125-23S single stage Sidekick pump, UPF water tank with 4F stainless steel wrap, Trident air prime, Whelen scene lighting, Amdor roll-up doors, two side and one rear Newton KwikDump valves with electric controls, two rear direct tank fills and a Zico swing-down 3500-gallon portable tank carrier. Specs for the other two deliveries (Chatham in Morris County and Point Pleasant Boro in Ocean County) will be listed next month. Defender Emergency Products has made the following deliveries: to Ventnor City (Atlantic County), a Rosenbauer 78-foot Viper aerial on a Warrior chassis with four-seat cab. Specs include a Cummins L9, 400 hp diesel engine, two custom EMSA compartments in the cab, galvanized aerial with wireless Smart Aerial Technology, Hale 1250-GPM pump and 400-gallon water tank. Also, the McCabe Ambulance Service in Bayonne (Hudson County) received a Medix RP90 Type III ambulance on a Ford E-350 chassis. Specs include a Stryker Performance Load Stretcher System, 200 watt inverter, Whelen lighting, full print and graphics package and static load tested to 50,000 psi. Campbell Supply Co., LLC reports two EVI orders for the County of Middlesex. One is a 25-foot walk-in medical testing unit on a Freightliner chassis and the other is an 18-foot hazmat response unit on a Freightliner chassis. They are prepping a tactical command unit on a Ford Transit 350 chassis for the Monmouth County Prosecutors Office.
