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NEW CITY OF PITTSBURGH RESCUE TRUCKS; RESCUE 1 AND RESCUE 2 : City of Pittsburgh EMS take delivery of "twins", Rescue Truck twins that is. The new City of Pittsburgh Rescue 1 and Rescue 2 were on display at Glick Fire Equipment Company on Saturday, May 05, 2007. The new Rescue Trucks are expected to be hitting the streets of Pittsburgh in approximately one month. The Heavy Duty Rescue Trucks were manufactured by Pierce Manufacturing Inc. located in Appleton, Wisconsin. The trucks are the Pierce ArrowXT design style. The price for each Rescue Truck was just under $425,000. The specs for the new Rescue Trucks are as follows; ArrowXT cab with 16" raised roof, seating for (4), 205" wheelbase, TAK-4 Independent Suspension, HVAC system, 49,800# GVWR, 22" Bumper Extension with dual tool boxes and recessed mount winch, Detroit Diesel S-60 470 hp engine, Allison 4000 EVS transmission, Allison Transmission Retarder, Aluminum 18.5" body, Transverse compartment forward of the rear wheels, Hurst Simo Pump and two reels in each of the rear side compartments, Full height rear roll-up compartment, Hatch compartments, Compliment of shelving, trays and tool boards, Aluminum Treadplate side fender panels, Compliment of ladders(24', 10' and Little Giant), Air bag rack, Special shelves and trays throughout the body, Winch receivers on both sides of the body and rear, Rope tie off points on the front and rear of the rescue body,Code 3 and Whelen LED warning light package, Air horns, electric Code 3 siren and Q2B siren, Onan 35 kw PTO generator between the frame rails, Wilburt Light Tower, Two cord reels, Two 6000 ASME air bottles for tool air and air panel, and lastly; Two air reels with 150' blue hose. The above is just a list of the main specs, however the numerous compartments offer so many more capabilities to complete two very well laid-out Rescue Trucks.

NEW CITY OF PITTSBURGH RESCUE TRUCKS; RESCUE 1 AND RESCUE 2

City of Pittsburgh EMS take delivery of "twins", Rescue Truck twins that is. The new City of Pittsburgh Rescue 1 and Rescue 2 were on display at Glick Fire Equipment Company on Saturday, May 05, 2007. The new Rescue Trucks are expected to be hitting the streets of Pittsburgh in approximately one month. The Heavy Duty Rescue Trucks were ...

Updated: May 05, 2007 2:54pm PST

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