Is That What I Think It Is?

Bill:

One of our local Fire Chiefs had a question about the concrete pump:

I saw photographs on FireNews.Net of a concrete pump truck being used as an aerial device at a commercial building structure fire in Wallace. I know this type of device is commercially available on fire apparatus. However, I am interested in knowing how the concrete truck was untilized and supplied with water when it was pressed into action during this recent fire.

Thanks

Edward P. Brinson, Fire Chief

Fairview Fire Department

4501 Ten-Ten Road

Apex, NC 27539

Telephone 919-362-8445

Fax 919-387--3437


Someone familiar with the area had the story:

Chief Brinson,
This truck is operated by a Wallace fireman and they have adapted it to be used as an aerial device if needed. We used it in Warsaw at a commercial structure fire downtown in 1997, at Carrolls Mill twice in the past few years and has been available if needed. It is set to recieve several 3" lines or 5" and has a discharge on the end if you need to hook a smaller wye on it. The time I remember using it was on Carrolls Mill, we had a 2.5" x 2.5"x2.5" wye hooked to it. It is very useful being their is no aerial device in Duplin County. Recently 2 departments around in border counties have obtained such aerial devices.

Sincerely
Lee Kennedy
Assistant Chief
Faison Fire & Rescue

A few years ago the industrial fire departments for the oil refineries started to use these trucks so why not structural. No different then contracting with a pool Co for a tanker. Good work guys.

Smart move on the concrete pumper! Someone had their stuff together!