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July 18, 2005
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.
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