Kansas City area fire apparatus

[MFD76]

For years the fire shop has specced the fire apparatus in Kansas City, Kansas. This has lead to some interesting purchases from out of the ordinary vendors. Two of these BME Muti Stage Vehicles were purchased for Pumper 8 and Pumper 17. They have small fire houses with depth issues. Both have high side high side bodies with through the tank ladders making for a taller than normal hose bed. These are the only two staffed units in the department with out Federal Q2b sirens. Instead they have dual PA300 electronic sirens. The siren decision was made by the shop as all machines before and after have Federal Q2b sirens. Interesting note both Haz-Mat 3 and Haz-Mat Support 2 have matching FL/E-Ones with a PA300 and eQ2b, Foam 10 has dual PA300 sirens, and the original Wheeled Coach ambulance order ten years ago only had e2Qb's no standard electronic siren. The firemen call these HME SFO BME Tonka Trucks, I call them Hot Wheels. BME is extremely rare in this part of the county. Kansas City, Kansas has these and two standard urban HME 1871/ BME pumpers. They returned to HME/ Ferrera after the HME/ BME experiment and have since moved back to Pierce. The SFO is fitting for Pumper 17 as they were the last of the fleet of six 1984 Pierce Suburban (Ford C8000) pumpers. 

 

Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department

Pumper 17 (one of two)

05-2005

#1732

HME SFO/ BME Muti Stage Vehicle

1250/1000