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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VEHICLE CURB WEIGHT: kg (pounds)

PAYLOAD, MAXIMUM: kg (pounds)

GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT (GVW): kg (pounds)

FUEL CAPACITY AND TYPE: gal (gallons) / L (liters)

DATE OF DELIVERY (month and year)

WARRANTY (months and km (miles))

CONTRACT NUMBER

PAINT COLOR AND NUMBER

LENGTH, WIDTH, AND HEIGHT OF VEHICLE IN INCHES AND

CENTIMETERS.

2.2 General requirements.

2.2.1 Hose storage.

2.2.1.1 Hose storage area. The vehicle shall have a hose bed, with a removable and secured hose

bed cover and two adjustable dividers, capable of carrying 1,000 feet of 5-inch hose and 300 feet

of 3-inch hose. Hose bed covers will be red for red vehicles and tan for desert sand vehicles. The

hose storage area shall be equipped with a hose retention device to prevent inadvertent hose

deployment. Covers will be secured by snap fasteners.

2.2.1.2 Cross lay hose beds. The vehicle shall have three cross lay hose beds with one or more

removable covers. Two hose beds shall be capable of carrying 200 feet of 1�-inch preconnected

hose each. The third hose bed shall be capable of carrying 200 feet of 3-inch hose. Sufficient

clearance shall be provided between the hose and cover to allow a preconnected hose nozzle to

be pulled through from either side of the vehicle. Cross lay hose bed covers shall be red in color

for vehicles painted Candy Apple Red. For vehicles painted Desert Sand, cross lay hose bed

covers shall be tan in color. Covers will be secured by snap fasteners.

2.2.1.3 Hose board trays. The vehicle shall be equipped with one drop in running board

hose/equipment tray located under the discharge panel on the fire officer s side. The tray shall

be equipped with a mat and shall be designed to allow for proper drainage.

2.2.2 Soft suction hose. The vehicle shall be equipped with a 20 foot long, 5-inch soft suction

hose in accordance with NFPA 1961, with a 4�-inch long handle National Hose thread female

coupler on one end and a 6-inch long handle National Hose thread female coupler on the

opposite end. The couplers shall be in accordance with NFPA 1963. The soft suction hose and

couplers shall be stored in a compartment between the truck cab and the extended front bumper.

2.2.3 Ground ladders. Ground ladders shall be provided as listed in 8.7 of NFPA 1901 and shall

be of aluminum construction. The ground ladders shall be mounted in locations readily

accessible to personnel standing on the ground. Each ladder shall be individually accessible; it

shall not be necessary to remove or relocate one ladder to access another ladder. The ground

ladder mounting system design shall be subject to approval by the procuring activity.

2.2.4 Minor equipment.