A-A-58005 Truck, Fire Fighting \(Telescoping Aerial Ladder And Work Platform\)This commercial item description \(CID\) covers an aerial ladder fire truck. It has a 6x4 chassis with a diesel engine and an automatic transmission; a cab for at least five seated persons with at least four doors; a 1,250 gallon per minute \(gpm\) fire pump; a water tank with a capacity of at least 150 gallons; hose storage areas; an aerial ladder with a permanently mounted waterway and work platform; ground ladders; and equipment compartments. The aerial ladder truck is intended to combat structural and associated fires, and to support fire fighting and rescue operations by positioning personnel, handling materials, providing continuous egress, or discharging water at positions elevated from the ground.

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6.1.5 Environmental Protection Agency documents may be obtained at https://www.epa.gov/ or

from USEPA Ariel Rios Building (AR), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Washington, DC

20004.

6.1.6 National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) standards may be obtained from

National Electrical Manufacturers Association, 1300 North 17th Street, Suite 1752, Rosslyn,

Virginia 22209. Electronic copies of NEMA standards may be obtained from

6.1.7 FAR and DFARS may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box

371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. Electronic copies of the FAR may be obtained from

Electronic copies of the DFARS may be obtained from

6.1.8 Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) copies may be obtained online at

https://www.osha.gov/ or from OSHA, 200 Constitution Ave., Washington, D.C. 20210.

6.2 Ordering data. The contract or order should specify the following:

a. Altitude for which vehicle operation is to be designed, if greater than 2,000 feet above

sea level (see 2.1.1.1).

b. Finish color required (Desert Sand in place of Candy Apple Red) (see 2.1.8.2).

c. Emergency warning light color required (amber or blue in place of red) (see 2.4.4.2)

(NOTE: Applies to USAFE ONLY).

d. Minimum rated vertical height of the aerial platform, if not 95 feet (see 2.9).

e. Electrical shoreline voltage, 220 volts instead of 110 volts (see 2.10.2). (Note: Applies

to some USAFE and South West Asian (CENTAF) locations only).

f. If regular diesel is required in lieu of ultra low sulfur diesel (see 2.3.1).

6.3 Key Words.

Continuous egress

Handling materials

Rescue operations support

Structural Type Usage