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A 2010 KME Rescue Truck From Mount Washington Fire Dept, Kentucky. KME specializes in automotive, aviation, petro-chemical, industrial, energy, military, police, and fire-rescue vehicles. Founded in 1946 by John "Sonny" Kovatch, Jr., KME has produced over 10,000 vehicles. [2] In 2022 REV Group closed the Nesquehoning factory with any production ...
On December 9, 1989, it ceased operation due to heavy competition. The main competitor was Ward LaFrance who could sell a Fire pumper for US$50,000 less than the US$180,000 asking price for a Maxim pumper. [3] In 2009 Maxim was re-established as a brand of custom fire apparatus by Greenwood Emergency Vehicles of North Attleboro, Massachusetts ...
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In April 2016, REV Group acquired Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania-based fire truck manufacturer Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp (KME), which services municipal, state and federal governments. [35] KME was founded in 1946; it began by producing aircraft refueling trucks before shifting into the fire truck market in the 1980s. [ 36 ]
A short piece of fire hose, usually 10 to 20 feet (6.1 m) long, of large diameter, greater than 2.5 inches (64 mm) and as large as 6 inches (150 mm), used to move water from a fire hydrant to the fire engine, when the fire apparatus is parked close to the hydrant.
An early device used to squirt water onto a fire is a squirt or fire syringe. Hand squirts and hand pumps are noted before Ctesibius of Alexandria invented the first fire pump circa the 2nd century B.C., [3] and an example of a force-pump possibly used for a fire-engine is mentioned by Heron of Alexandria.
In 2017-2019, OCFA Purchased a large amount of KME Pumpers and 11 KME TDA's, which went to Trucks 4, 17, 22, 28, 43, 45, 56, 61, 71, 75, and 76. In 2020, they also purchased 4 KME 100' RM Ladders, which will go to Trucks 59, 49, 81,and 85, 2 Water Tenders (WT 4 and 16), and 3 Type III Brush Engines, which went to E351, E358, and E364.
Pumper: A fire truck with a water-pump and a water tank. Pump operator, technician: (also a chauffeur): person responsible for operating the pumps on a pumper and typically for driving the pumper to an incident. Pump escape: Appliance carrying a wheeled ladder. (mostly obsolete). Pump ladder: Appliance carrying a 13.5m ladder, water and pump ...