S-177 thru 181
The summer of 1987 saw five more Ford C8000/ Emergency One pumpers enter service as the wagons of Engine Companies 1, 2, 9, 20, and 30. Again, Hale 1250 gpm single stage pumps, 500-gallon water tanks, and 250 hp Caterpillar 3208T power plants. These pumpers were distinguishable from the ’86 models by their narrower crew boxes.
Note changes in hosebed from earlier Fords; two beds of supply line and one 350' 1 1/2" line. The area above the right-side cabinets held either two standpipe racks (100' 1 1/2" bundles with appliances) or a preconnected 2 1/2" handline, depending on the company. The wagon pipes on these rigs had the one single continuous waterway (ala Stang), which DC began purchasing in 1980.
Kevin Byrne