Thursday, January 8, 2015 1200 Hours - After several months of training and preparation, the Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company is proud to place in service a 2014 Sutphen 100 Tower Ladder as Tower 6. Its placing in service had been delayed due to mechanical problems with other five sectional ladder trucks (Not Tower 6), and required additional work by Sutphen. The officers and members would also like to add that we are proud to stand by Sutphen Fire apparatus and their long safety record. Tower 6 is a 2014 Sutphen Monarch SPH 100 foot Mid-mount Tower/Ladder. The truck is powered by a 500 hp Cummins engine and an Allison transmission. The unit is equipped with a 6 man cab, a 2,000 GPM Hale pump, and carries 340 gallons of water. Also on board is a 10,000 KW Smart Power Generator and an all LED Whelen lighting package including scene lights. The truck carries 700 feet of 5 supply line, one 200 foot 2 1/2 hand line, one 250 foot 1 3/4 hand lines, one 200 foot 1 3/4 hand line and one 150 foot 1 3/4 hand line off the front bumper. This unit carries 172 feet of ground ladders and has an excellent complement of hand tools. The unit also carries a stokes basket, backboard, and basic life support medical supplies. Also on the truck is a ISG Infrasys thermal imaging camera and a Scott Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) bag. Other tools include two K-12 saws, one Quick-Vent saw, one chain saw, a battery and electric powered positive pressure fan, and one negative pressure fan. The unit will be known as Tower 6. The new unit replaces a 1989 Sutphen 100 foot mid-mount tower that was sold to Crawford Township Volunteer Fire Department, Currituck County, North Carolina. The unit will be known as Tower 4. The unit was purchased from John Lawver, of Lawver Fire Apparatus of Gettysburg, PA, Also at 1208 Hours Tower 6 made its first response to a Water Flow Alarm. Crews arrived to find a broken sprinkler head. Sutphen Corporation
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 21:07:56 +0000
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