FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES NEW AERIAL PLATFORM TRUCK

RAHWAY – The Rahway Fire Department has purchased a new E-One 95’ Platform SideStacker aerial platform fire truck this month that will increase the Department’s effectiveness in fighting fires in some of Rahway’s taller buildings.  Acceptance of the $594,900 bid from Absolute Fire Protection of South Plainfield was authorized by the City Council at its July 11 Regular Meeting.

The eight-seater truck, named “Truck Ten” by the Fire Department, replaces a 1988 model and features improved access for firefighters wearing self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA).  It is able to pump 2,000 gallons of water per minute and has an all-aluminum platform with a 1,025 lb. rated capacity that permits 3 firefighters and 275 lb. of equipment to be raised some 95 feet in the air.  The firefighting platform features a master stream mounted to the platform as well as a handheld stream, allowing firefighters to battle a blaze from multiple locations.  Its wheelbase is 245” and it stands 11’10” without the ladder and platform extended.

 

“This is a flexible and state of the art firefighting tool that will help us keep potentially devastating fires like last month’s Cherry Street Fire from spreading out of control,” said Mayor James Kennedy.  “More importantly, it will provide added protection for our residents and their property in case of fire or other emergency.