Kansas City area fire apparatus

[MFD76]

Central Cass County, Missouri Fire Protection District (covers rural area around Harrisonville, Missouri)

Tanker 3

07-1981

Ford F-700/ Fire Department Built

0000/1200

Gas Ford 370/ Manual 5 speed split

 

[MFD76]

These twin E\-One Typhoon pumpers were purchased in 2007. Few facts these were the last E-Ones purchased by Olathe ending twenty-one years of purchasing E\-One. These also marked the return to short wheelbase traditional pumpers with exterior side mounted ladders on the officers side.  Also these were the last white over red machines delivered. The department returned in 2010 to our historically accurate traditional solid red livery. Engine 4 developed some paint issues that were covered by warranty. The decision was made to repaint in the historically accurate solid red livery. Engine 7 was not lucky as the number seven indicates and it has remained white over red. The last factory purchased solid red machines were in 1980 and the first factory purchased white over red machine was purchased in 1986.

 

Olathe, Kansas Fire Department

Reserve Engine 17 @ FH7

Ex: Engine 4

Shop #61017

#133359

11-2007

E\-One Typhoon

1250/750/30FB

ISL/EVS4000

one of two purchased

 



 

Olathe, Kansas Fire Department

Engine 7

Shop #61016

#133360

11-2007

E\-One Typhoon

1250/750/30FB

ISL/EVS4000

two of two purchased

 

[MFD76]

Olathe, Kansas Fire Department

Brush Buggy 7

Ex: Brush Buggy 3

Shop #6463

05-2002/ 1996

Ford F-350 Super Duty/ Hays Fire Equipment Skid

250/250

4x4

Gas 5.4L V8/ Auto

 



 

This pump/tank skid was one of two purchased from Hays Fire Equipment in 1996. This one was placed in our 1988 Dodge Ram pick-up Brush Buggy 1 replacing the 1981 American Brush Queen pump/tank skid. In 2002 the 1996 Skid was transferred the pictured Ford and was relocated to Fire House 3 as Brush Buggy 3. When Fire House 7 was relocated to a new fire house in 2007 the brush buggy was relocated from Fire House 3. 

[MFD76]

Southern Platte Fire Protection District

(Parkville, Missouri)

Pumper 60 (Reserve)

Ex: Pumper 20, Pumper 23, Engine 3

11/1996

#EA358

Pierce Dash

1250/1000

Detroit Series 60/ HD4060-P

 

Note: Build Plate shows Detroit 6v92TA motor. Due to mis communication ordered and constructed with a Detroit 6v92TA 350hp. During manufacturing SPFD found the mistake and requested the original spec Series 60 be added. Pierce modified the motor dog house and motor mounts and installed the Series 60 motor. The build plate still shows the 6v92TA and not the installed motor.

 

Note: First RED fire engine since 1973. First Sedan Cab and Second fully custom pumper for the fire district. Replaced the first fully custom pumper a solid lime-green 1979 Seagrave W  canopy cab pumper. 

 

[MFD76]

Southern Platte Fire Protection District

(Parkville, Missouri)

Tanker 64

09-2006

#18191

Pierce Dash

1250/2500/500FB

Cummins ISM/ 4000EVS

One of Two purchased with USAI money. Twin is #18192 KCFD Foam Taker 1 @ FH27 assigned as three piece to Haz-Mat 71. Southern Platte was chosen for the second Foam Tanker due to adjoining the southern boundary of the Kansas City International Airport Property.

 

[MFD76]

Southern Platte Fire Protection District

(Parkville, Missouri)

Pumper 64

03-2012

#25181

Pierce Impel-XM PUC

1500/750

Cummins ISL/ 3000EVS

 

[MFD76]

Southern Platte Fire Protection District

(Parkville, Missouri)

Pumper 64

03-2012

#25181

Pierce Impel-XM PUC

1500/750

Cummins ISL/ 3000EVS

 

 

Interesting Note: South Platte is one of three departments dispatched by Kansas City Fire Department Fire Alarm Exchange. South Platte had department dispatchers from 1975-1998 and used traditional numbers Engine 1, 2, 3. South Platte in addition dispatched Smithville, and Lake Waukomis.  In July of 1998 South Platte transferred to Platte County Sheriff along with other Platte County Fire Districts and Smithville in Clay County. South Platte was assigned the 20 series. In 2012 South Platte joined the new KCFD Fire Alarm as the sixty series. This was due to Platte County not having funding for the P25 conversion. 

 

Raytown 50 series

South Platte 60 series

Grandview 70 series

[upstatefire31]

Fire District Two (South County) protecting southern Johnson County and northern Mimi County. They operate four fire houses in Johnson County. DO NOT CONFUSE WITH CFD#2 in NE JOHNSON COUNTY.


2009 Pierce Impel PUC 75ft CAFS Quint (first ladder for South County)


Quint 84




(Four Pierce Impel PUC-topmount CAFS Engines were also purchased)

I don't know If I missed any updates on this dept but I recall seeing there pumpers up forsale on Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus.  ????

[MFD76]

Southern Platte Fire Protection District

(Parkville, Missouri)

Pumper 60 (Reserve)

Ex: Pumper 20, Pumper 23, Engine 3

11/1996

#EA358

Pierce Dash

1250/1000

Detroit Series 60/ HD4060-P

 

Note: Build Plate shows Detroit 6v92TA motor. Due to mis communication ordered and constructed with a Detroit 6v92TA 350hp. During manufacturing SPFD found the mistake and requested the original spec Series 60 be added. Pierce modified the motor dog house and motor mounts and installed the Series 60 motor. The build plate still shows the 6v92TA and not the installed motor.

 

Note: First RED fire engine since 1973. First Sedan Cab and Second fully custom pumper for the fire district. Replaced the first fully custom pumper a solid lime-green 1979 Seagrave W  canopy cab pumper. 

 



 

The original delivery configuration. 

[MFD76]

There are only three non Sutphen mid mount tower ladders in the Kansas City Metro. Central Jackson County Fire Protection District (Blue Springs-Lake Tapawingo-Grain Valley) has the only Pierce mid mount Tower Ladder in the Kansas City Metro. Merriam, Kansas Fire Department operates the one of two E\-One mid mount Tower Ladder in the Kansas City Metro. South Metroploitan Fire Protection District (Raymore, Missouri) operates the second E\-One mid mount Tower Ladder.

 

Central Jackson County Fire Protection District's historically accurate color is solid RED. CJCFPD began using this Canary Yellow in 1975 with the delivery of a Pierce/ Hendrickson 1871/ LTI 85ft Rear mount Tower Ladder. CJCFPD operates five fire houses with four Engines, one Truck, one District Chief, and four ambulances.

 

 

CJCFPD

2009

Pierce Quantum

2000/300

95 Tower Ladder



 

 

Merriam operates one urban land locked fire house with one Engine and one Truck. 

 

Merriam, Kansas Fire Department

06-2004 (09-2007)

#126953 (Ladder 900848)

E\-One Cyclone II

2000/300

HP95 MM 95ft Tower Ladder 

Note: Aerial Ladder is from Wilmette IL 95ft Mid-Mount. 

[iaff5045]

They are not actually Tower ladders, Sutphen and Aerialscope are the only Tower Ladders manufactured. they are actually Ladder Towers.

[Reliance]

What is the difference between Tower-Ladder & Ladder-Tower? 

[GA_Dave]

They are not actually Tower ladders, Sutphen and Aerialscope are the only Tower Ladders manufactured. they are actually Ladder Towers.

You left out the design from Reading Techmatic, marketed as the Teleboom by Ward LaFrance and later the Apache by Boardman.

 

What is the difference between Tower-Ladder & Ladder-Tower? 

A Tower Ladder is a telescopic aerial device with a platform at the tip and an escape ladder attached to the booms.  A Ladder Tower is a heavy-duty aerial ladder with a platform at the tip.

[MFD76]

They are not actually Tower ladders, Sutphen and Aerialscope are the only Tower Ladders manufactured. they are actually Ladder Towers.

Very True and accurate statement. I often use Tower Ladder or Tower genericly because it is more easily understood. Funny just last week I broke down the difference Tower Ladder VS Ladder Tower to my Fire Acadmey students.

 

Stay Safe,

Rick

[drfeelgood]

Very True and accurate statement. I often use Tower Ladder or Tower genericly because it is more easily understood. Funny just last week I broke down the difference Tower Ladder VS Ladder Tower to my Fire Acadmey students.

 

Stay Safe,

Rick

But Sutphen is a ladder tower because the ladder is NFPA rated as such unlike a Scope which is classified as an escape ladder.

[e11ramfireman]

But Sutphen is a ladder tower because the ladder is NFPA rated as such unlike a Scope which is classified as an escape ladder.

 

<p style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;color:#232323;">I think that is based on which option you get, you can get the Sutphen Platforms as either a ladder tower or tower ladder.  If you get a Ladder-tower from sutphen it will look similar to this  <span>http://www.firenews.org/vt/c/colchester/ColchesterCenterVTTwr41.jpg  you can see the full sized railings on top of the box boom to achieve the NFPA rating.  But if you get a Tower-Ladder from sutphen it will look like http://www.firenews.org/ct/h/hartford/Ha...3new08.jpg an escape ladder mounted to the top of the box booms and no hand railings.  In order to achieve the NFPA rating for more than an escape ladder you need hand rails (I believe at) minimum 12".  I believe the option for tower-ladder or ladder-tower from sutphen is available either way on all of their platforms.  The original tele-squirts (snorkel product) had a short hand rail and if you remember they became much taller in the early 90's (or you could get fold down railings) in order to meet the NFPA change for the minimum hand railing height.  </span>

[iaff5045]

yeah but you can still that get them with the lower hand rails.

[e11ramfireman]

yeah but you can still that get them with the lower hand rails.

yes, you can get it either way.....based on what you order from Sutphen will determine wether its a ladder-tower or tower-ladder.  If you get only the escape ladder w/ the short grab rails or no grab rails at all it would be a tower-ladder.  If you got the full NFPA compliant ladder w/ railings it would then become a Ladder-Tower.  I thought the Aerialscope was offered with at one time if not still currently folding railings that when deployed would give the ladder a NFPA compliant rating as a ladder, if true I would imagine a scope w/ that option would now be classified as a Ladder-Tower

[firescooby]

On the Sutphen SP and SPH series...the ladders are attached to the boom. The only different is low or high rail (referring to the railings).

[AFD Prescott]

also in the tower ladder family would be the Bronto Skylift, Rosenbauer/Metz t-rex, and Spartan ERV's Telestar by definition as stated above? corrections welcomed