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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2.2.4.1 Fire hose and nozzles. The vehicle shall be designed to accommodate all items listed in

8.8.2 and 8.8.3of NFPA 1901. The fire hose and nozzles shall not be provided with the vehicle.

The vehicle shall have compartment space for the full complement of equipment, listed in 8.5 �

8.7 of NFPA 1901. The self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), the spare SCBA cylinders,

and the Automatic External Defibrillator shall be provided by the purchaser. Two individual

compartments, or a two bottle rack in a compartment, shall be included for two purchaser

provided one hour capacity SCBA air bottles.

2.2.4.2 Chocks. Two folding wheel chocks and mounting hardware shall be provided as loose

equipment. The wheel chocks shall hold the apparatus, when loaded to its GVWR or GCWR, on

a hard surface with a 20 percent grade with the transmission in neutral and the parking brake

released.

2.3 Chassis and vehicle components.

2.3.1 Engine. The truck shall have a diesel engine that is certified to comply with the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on-highway emission requirements at the time of

manufacture. The engine shall run on Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel unless otherwise specified

(see 6.2).

2.3.1.1 Fuel filters. Primary and secondary fuel filters and a fuel/water separator shall be

provided. The fuel/water separator shall include a water coalescer and a drain valve, and shall be

in accordance with SAE J1839. A combination fuel filter and fuel/water separator may be

provided. Fuel filter elements shall be replaceable without loss of engine prime.

2.3.2 Exhaust system. The exhaust system outlet(s) shall be directed away from personnel

accessing equipment compartments.

2.3.3 Brake system. The vehicle shall be equipped with an all-wheel antilock brake system; the

brakes shall be fully air-actuated. Brakes shall be in accordance with Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) 49 CFR 393.40 through 393.42(b)), 393.43, and 393.43 through 393.52. The

braking system complete with all necessary components shall include:

a. Air compressor having a capacity of not less than 12 standard cubic feet per minute

(scfm).

b. Air storage reservoir(s), each tank equipped with drain, and with safety and check

valves between the compressor and the reservoir tank.

c. Automatic moisture ejector on air storage reservoir.

d. Automatic slack adjusters on cam brakes or internal self-adjusting brakes on wedge

and disc brakes on all axles.

e. Spring set parking brakes.