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VIDEO: Demo of Royal Australian Air Force’s Panther Fire Truck

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Not sure when the video of this Rosenbauer Panther was shot, but Rangaboy84 posted it just a few days ago.

Information from the Royal Australian Air Force:

The six-wheel drive Panther is able to rapidly traverse airfield obstacles such as drains, fences and other obstacles. It is fitted with a large capacity tank, high-volume pumps and two water cannon to deliver fire retardant with pin-point accuracy to rescue passengers and aircrew and prevent the spread of fire.

See another video produced by the Royal Australian Air Force here.

Posted by on January 17, 2012 • Filed under: Apparatus, vehicle-operations-apparatus, videos • Tagged: , , , , ,

‘Engine 343′ In Service At Charlotte Motor Speedway

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Headed to a NASCAR race at Charlotte Motor Speedway? Watch for Rosenbauer's new addition to the track — a custom pumper.

PRESS RELEASE FROM ROSENBAUER:

The Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina has a new fire engine on duty from Rosenbauer America. The fire truck manufacturer has entered into a three year contract to provide a pumper engine to the Charlotte Motor Speedway Emergency Services.

The firetruck will be responsible for protecting the NASCAR garages and the Sunoco mobile fuel island to cover the new E-15 blend during NASCAR races. 

The custom pumper features a 1250 GPM pump and a 750 gallon water tank along with a bumper that turret enables crews to pump-and-roll up to 26 mph. 

Charlotte Motor Speedway has a seating capacity of 140,000. During race events the CMS Emergency Services crew grows to 280 trained fire and emergency medical staff.

"The Rosenbauer truck will be used at the zMax Dragway, The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and of course Charlotte Motor Speedway," said Shaun Johnson, director of Emergency Services for Charlotte Motor Speedway.

"It's a great opportunity for us to be in front of tens of thousands of race fans, many of whom are firefighters," said Harold Boer, CEO of Rosenbauer America.

The Charlotte Motor Speedway safety crew has named the fire truck "Engine 343", in honor of the members of the Fire Department of New York who were lost on September 11, 2001.

Rosenbauer is the world's leading manufacturer of firefighting vehicles and equipment.  In North America, Rosenbauer incorporates the international strength and innovation of a global company with top American manufacturing firms. For more information, please visit the company's website – www.rosenbaueramerica.com.

 

Posted by on August 11, 2011 • Filed under: Apparatus, Community • Tagged: , , , , , , ,

Pikesville, Maryland Welcomes New Rosenbauer Heavy Rescue

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Thanks to Michael Schwartzberg for a heads up on Pikesville, Maryland's newest apparatus. The 2010 Spartan Gladiator / Rosenbauer heavy rescue was placed into service on Wednesday, June 8 (see Michael's video above).

Michael also has photos of the ceremony on the Pikesville Volunteer Fire Department's website here.

The rig replaces the department's 20-year-old Freighliner/Saulsbury Heavy Rescue. More about the new Squad 322:

Squad 322 carries a diverse array of specialized rescue equipment such as the revolutionary Holmatro “CORE” Technology™ hydraulic rescue system (“Jaws of Life”), dozens of pieces of wooden cribbing in various shapes and sizes, generators, winches, hi-lift jacks, cranes, cutting torches, circular saws, airbags, and other forms of heavy equipment typically not found on standard fire apparatus such as fire engines (pumpers) that carry water or aerial trucks (ladders). In a tribute to the past, the locomotive train horn, a well-known feature on the old squad among the fire service community, has been mounted atop the new apparatus as well.

A full description is here on Pikesville VFD's website.

Squad 322 responded to its first working incidents on Sunday – a house fire and a building fire. The details and pictures from the fires are here.

If you'd like to see more of Michael Schwartzberg's photos of apparatus, incidents, parades, and more check out his site here.

Posted by on June 14, 2011 • Filed under: Apparatus, New Deliveries, videos • Tagged: , , , , ,

New Rigs Welcomed in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, California, Connecticut

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MainLineMediaNews.com reports the commissioners in Radnor, Pennsylvania approved a check for $600,000 Monday and the brand new Rosenbauer arrived Tuesday.

The rig still needs to have logos and lettering put on, and firefighters will be trained before it begins responding to calls.

Read more here in Pete Bannan’s story and see photos here in the Patch.

MORE DELIVERIES:

Newark Fire Department (New Jersey) unveiled 5 new apparatus Wednesday, three engines and two hazmat vehicles.

“These two Hazmat vehicles are state-of-the-art, top-line Hazmat apparatus,” said (Fire Director Fateen) Ziyad. “They give us the ability to support a regional response, and put us on the same line as New York City and Fairfax County, Virginia, the two best Hazmat responders on the East Coast. The three new engines allow us to upgrade our fleet, giving us a top of the line engine fleet.”

Read the press release from the mayor’s office here.

Going to be in the San Francisco Bay area on Saturday? Check out the Belmont Fire Protection District’s new Tiller during two public viewings. The $1.2M truck was built by Seagrave and mostly funded with a grant from FEMA. More here in the Patch.

Two Pierce Sabre pumpers are now ready for action in Bridgeport, Connecticut. BridgeportNews.com reports they were delivered earlier this year and replace the department’s 1982 pumpers. Read more here.

Posted by on April 15, 2011 • Filed under: Apparatus, funding-apparatus, New Deliveries, videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

6 New Bomb Squad Units Delivered In National Capital Region

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Prince George’s County, Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service (Md.), Arlington Co. Fire Department, Loudoun Co., the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and Virginia State Police each took delivery of a bomb unit built by Rosenbauer.

Information from C.W. Williams:

Each of the trucks will be powered by Spartan Metro Star ER chassis and will be equipped with Cummins ISL 425hp engines and Allison EVS3000 transmissions. The bodies are constructed from 3/16″ formed aluminum and measure 27′ in length. An interior command center is located in the forward area of the body and will house a wide array of audio/visual equipment along with desk, chair and storage provisions. Ramps allow for a remote controlled robot and equipment carts stored in the body to be deployed from either side. An electric operated awning, spanning the length of the body on both sides will offer protection during inclement or hot weather. The body also carries exposive containment lockers. Additional storage is available on roof top compartments which are reached by a Rosenbauer Safe Step ladder on the back of the body.

A 20kW Onan Generator will supply power to a Willburt NS-15-6000 light tower, two Hannay electrical reels, and multiple outlets located throughout the vehicle. A Pelco camera is mounted on 25′ telescoping mast located behind the cab and provides data to 4 monitors in the command center and a digital recorder. Each truck is equipped with a 72″ and two 24″ Ultra Freedom light bars and an extensive package of Whelen LED warning lights.

The contract for all the apparatus was through the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG).

Click on the department names for more pictures:

Posted by on April 1, 2011 • Filed under: Apparatus, funding-apparatus, New Deliveries • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Industry News:
Pierce Is N.A. Distributor For Bronto Skylift Aerial Platforms
Rosenbauer Will Introduce ‘Smart Cab’ At FDIC

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Pierce Exclusive N.A. Distributor For Bronto Skylift Aerial Platforms

Pierce announced this week it will become the exclusive distributor in North American for Bronto Skylift Aerial Platforms, including the tallest available in North America – the 165’ RLP.

Jim Johnson, Oshkosh Corporation executive vice president and president, Fire & Emergency, said in a press release, “For departments that respond to everything from very high reach to difficult below grade rescue situations, the Bronto product line is without peer for its versatility in the most challenging environments.”

More from the press release:

Pierce will market the Bronto Skylift RLP 100, 114, 134 and 165 aerial platforms – devices
renowned worldwide for their impressive performance, reach and articulation. Pierce will mount and integrate complete aerial platforms received from the Bronto Skylift factory onto Pierce custom chassis.

Read the full press release here.

Rosenbauer Will Introduce ‘Smart Cab’ At FDIC

Rosenbauer plans to introduce its new “Smart Cab” at the Fire Department Instructors Conference (FDIC) next week in Indianapolis.

Equipped with Green Star, Rosenbauer says this “Smart Cab” has the “functionality, durability, and roominess of a custom chassis with the servicability and economy of a commercial chassis.

Click here or on the image to the right for a larger view.

More on FDIC is here.

Posted by on March 17, 2011 • Filed under: Apparatus, training-fire-rescue-topics, vehicle-operations-apparatus • Tagged: , , , , ,

Dec. 22 Roundup: Fire Truck, Car Collide; Tools Stolen During House Fire; New Deliveries

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Firefighter Injured After Truck And Car Collide:  A Poughkeepsie firefighter and the driver of a car were transported to the hospital after a collision Tuesday morning.  Police say the fire truck was responding to a call and had started through an intersection after stopping when the car struck its side.  The injuries do not appear to be serious.  Read more here in the Poughkeepsie Journal.

Tools Stolen From Fire Engine On Scene Of House Fire:  Thieves took a flat-head ax and a forceable-entry tool from a fire engine while firefighters battled a house fire in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.  On FireChief.com, Mary Rose Roberts reports a neighbor alerted an official something had been stolen.  Read the full story here.

New Deliveries Come In Multiples:

Spotsylvania County, Virginia, ordered and took delivery of these three trucks through C.W. Williams from Rosenbauer.

According C.W. Williams’ site, the key feature of the Spartan/Rosenbauer Heavy Rescue (right) “is the Amkus ‘Ultimate’ system that will accomodate 6 rescue tools and is set up with two 100′ hydraulic reels and four 200′ reels.”

But wait, there’s more…

Spotsylvania took delivery of 2 Spartan/Rosenbauer 1500/750 Custom Pumpers (right). They have the following specs:
– Carry 750 gallons of water
– Will operate Hale QMAX 1500 gpm pumps
– 10kW Onan generator
– Six (6) 1000 watt quartz scene lights
– Brow lights on the cab and a RotoRay
– Front bumpers with a large suction connection and a discharge
– Front bumper trays will carry 20′ suction hose and 150′ of 1 3/4″ trash line
– Rear center compartment with 100′ hydraulic reel and electric power unit for rescue tools

Click here for more on the Spartan/Rosenbauer 1500/750 Custom Pumper and here for more on the Spartan/Rosenbauer Heavy Rescue.

The Bull Lake (Montana) Fire District purchased two Type 2 Engines from the California State Emergency Management Agency’s Surplus Equipment Program.  The Western News says the trucks arrived in October but had to undergo testing and modification before they could go into service.  For more, click here.

9 Years Later, Entire Fleet Is Replaced: With the delivery of a 3000-gallon water truck in November, the Three Forks Fire Department completely replaced its fleet.  It all started when a 2002 purchase replaced a 1960 GMC fire engine. Click here as Andy Malby with Belgrade News takes his readers through each acquisition.

Posted by on December 22, 2010 • Filed under: New Deliveries • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,