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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 ...
Nearly $300K worth of fire, squad equipment up for bids The auction, conducted by the company Auction Ohio, runs through March 17. ... Items being sold include a ladder truck with 164,000 miles on ...
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 ...
The E-ONE Vector is an all-electric fire truck. [27] REV Fire Group's Vector fire truck is the first full-electric North American fire truck. [27] It has been ordered in Charlotte, North Carolina, [28] Varennes, Quebec, [27] and Mesa, Arizona, [29] and Toronto, Canada, [30] and was used in the 2023 Daytona 500. [31]
Piston pumps also gave a pulsating outlet pressure which required an air-filled receiver to even this out. A drawback of the usual centrifugal design was the considerable axial force generated by the pump impeller, requiring a thrust bearing. Dennis avoided this by using a doubled-sided impeller which balanced the overall force. [1]
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.
HME, Incorporated (Hendrickson Mobile Equipment) is a custom fire engine manufacturer in Michigan. The company was founded in 1913 (112 years ago) () as the Hendrickson Motor Truck Company by Magnus Hendrickson. Hendrickson Motor Truck Company was purchased by The Boler Company in 1978 and later sold the truck manufacturing portion in 1985.
Fire engine, Philadelphia, 1838, trying to save adjacent building. One firefighter (with helmet) directs the water; three to his left are manning the pump. Hand-colored. To the right of the engine is a hose truck. Manually drawn fire pump in service in Edinburgh in 1824 Horse-drawn fire pump given to Brockhampton Estate in 1818