Rescue Rigs
Strut Apparatus Mounting (Part 1)
Great ideas for mounting struts on your apparatus.
Strut Mounting
A company called Poly-Tech America® makes mounting solutions for Paratech brand struts. Their patent pending Snap-Lock Strut Mounting System™ has been designed to help organize, install and protect your Paratech struts and accessories. The space saving design optimizes apparatus compartment area.
First Due Fabrication LLC
Check out what First Due Fabrication LLC created to get 8 struts in a compartment that’s really only wide enough for 4. First Due Fabrication LLC double stacked the struts 2 rows deep using polytechamerica mounts. The outer row swing down out of the way allowing access to the inner set.
Below is are Poly-Tech America, LLC strut mounts and polyboxes on Cheshire Connecticut’s Rescue 1.
Heavy Rescue
Here’s a very nicely laid out Heavy Rescue for the Queenstown VFD. Their Heavy Rescue Squad-3 was outfited by First Due Apparatus Solutions and they used a bunch of very comprehensive tool mounting fabrications.
Overview
Driver Compartments
Passenger Compartments
Bumper
Cab
Rear
Cannon Falls Fire Department Heavy Rescue
Spartan MetroStar Chassis, Stainless Steel Body and Subframe, Roll-Up Compartment Doors, Adjustable Compartment Shelving, Pull-Out Compartment Trays, Pull-Out Drop-Down Compartment Trays, Pool-Out Tool Boards, Custom Tool Mounts, Harrison 10kw Hydraulic Generator, LED Emergency Lights.
Chassis Model
Spartan MetroStar Chassis
Cummins L9 450hp Engine
Allison 3000 EVS Transmission
Vehicle Dimensions
Overall Height 10′ 10″
Overall Length 33′ 2″
Wheelbase 15′ 9″
Weight 29,580 Lbs.
Overall Pictures
Compartments Pictures
Cab Pictures
Rooftop Pictures
Front Pictures
Rear Pictures
Apparatus Body
Concealed Bolted Construction
Stainless Steel Body Material
Stainless Steel Subframe
Roll-Up Compartment Doors
Special Features
Under Body Winch Receivers
Encapsulated Roll-Up Door Protection
Swing-Out and Down Rear Access Ladder
Transverse Forward Storage Pod
Adjustable Shelving
Pull-Out Compartment Trays
Pull-Out Tip-Down Compartment Trays
Pull-Out Hose Reel Tray
Pull-Out Tool Boards
C-Tech Tool Box
Transverse Storage Sleeves
Hydraulic Hose Reels
Custom Rescue Tool Mounts
Wheel Well SCBA Cylinder Storage
Wheel Well Wheel Chock Storage
Overhead Storage Pods
Harrison 10kW Hydraulic Generator
Power Rewind Electric Cord Reels
Will-Burt Night Scan Light Tower
Emergency Warning Devices
Whelen LED Lightbar
Opticom Emitter
Whelen Electronic Siren
Fire Research LED Scene Lights
Whelen LED Traffic Advisor
Whelen LED Warning Lights
Exterior Lighting
Vertical Strip LED Lighting
Overhead Walkway Light Sticks
Storage Pod Under Lid Lighting
LED Step Lights
LED Marker Lights
Techniq LED Tail Lighting
Under Cab and Under Body Lights
Heavy Rescue
Philadelphia Fire Department has a new Rescue 1. This technical rescue truck features an SVI-built 24-foot stainless-steel walk-in body mounted on a Spartan Gladiator EFMD chassis with a 20″ raised-roof and is powered by a Cummins X15 500 HP engine. This rig features six high-angle rescue anchor points, two Ramsey 9,000-lb. electric winches, Fire Research Spectra Max LED scene lights, OnScene Solutions aluminum cargo slides, two 100-foot Hurst hydraulic low pressure reels, a FRC SEON inView 360° video system and so much more.
Below are links to more information about this heavy rescue:
Overall Pictures
Compartments
Interior
Front
Rear
MISC
