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Austin Heavy Rescue

The Austin, TX Fire department selected a 22′ aluminum SVI body mounted on a 20″ raised roof Spartan Gladiator chassis,. This Heavy Rescue has a Wabco single-cylinder, pass-thru air compressor, Command Light CL Series CL602A-W2 light tower, Warn 8,000-lb. 12V electric winch, Hannay electric cable reel, a Weldon V-MUX Multiplex system, Whelen Pioneer scene lights, a 120′ SlideMaster rear cargo slide, OnScene Solutions LED ground and compartment lights and OnScene Solutions heavy-duty cargo slides.

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Vincennes Township Fire Department Heavy Rescue

Check out the new Heavy Rescue that the Vincennes Township Fire Department had SVI Trucks build.

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Vincennes Township Fire Department Heavy Rescue

The new Heavy Rescue, Vincennes Township Fire Department has an 18′ aluminum SVI body mounted on a 4-door Spartan Metro Star, powered by a Cummins L9 engine. This Heavy Rescue comes equipped with a 100A Mobile SCBA Filling Station, Carefree Mirage awning, Command Light CL Series light tower, and much more.

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City of Miami Fire-Rescue, FL Walk-Thru Heavy Rescue

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City of Miami Fire-Rescue, FL Walk-Thru Heavy Rescue

Check out the new Walk-Thru Heavy Rescue (pictured above right), the City of Miami Fire-Rescue Department chose a 26′ aluminum SVI body mounted on a 4-door Spartan Gladiator, which houses a Cummins X12 engine. This Heavy Rescue comes equipped with two Revolv-A-Tool rescue storage trays, dual Carefree Mirage awnings, Command Light CL Series light tower, and much more.

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Scranton, PA Heavy Rescue Walk-In

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Scranton, PA Heavy Rescue Walk-In

When spec’ing its new Heavy Rescue, the Scranton, PA Fire Department chose a 26′ aluminum SVI body mounted on a Sutphen 36″ 2-door chassis, which houses a Cummins X12 500HP engine. This walk-in apparatus comes with rear crew area with bench seat and overhead storage areas, an Onan Protec 20k-watt PTO generator system, Will-Burt Night Scan Powerlite on telescoping light tower, OnScene Solutions surface-mount red/white LEDs and much more.

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