[Scan-DC] Hazmat 728 in service

[edtobias at comcast.net]

You're correct, Andrew. HM728 is in addition to HM707. 

MCFRS has wanted to put a full HM rig at Station 28 for several years. (28 has had a hazmat support unit, but not the big guy). Since Montgomery County Airpark is right up the street, I-270 and the ICC are nearby and there are several labs in the Gaithersburg area that deal with hazardous materials (not to mention NIST with its little nuclear reactor) it certianly made sense to have one quartered at 28. 

About 5 years ago, when I was president of the GWGVFD, we applied for a federal grant to buy a unit but we didn't receive one. Apparently, MCFRS came up with the cash somewhere. I'm told that it's a real tight squeeze in the engine room for E708, A708 and HM708. 

Ed 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Feinberg" <andrew at ultraviolet.org> 
To: "Doug Kitchener" <oldsdoug at hotmail.com>, scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net, scan-dc at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:33:59 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Hazmat 728 in service 

I believe it supplements the HM truck at station 7. 28 has had a team but no truck. 

My impression is that many corporations are now getting apparatus specially built to be standardized across Montgomery. Could not help but notice the beauty of the new engine that is now in service at 26 when I was there the other day. 

-- 
Andrew G. Feinberg 
andrew at ultraviolet.org 
215.906.1886 

-----Original Message----- 
From: Doug Kitchener <oldsdoug at hotmail.com> 
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:20:41 
To: <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net> 
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Hazmat 728 in service 


Thanks Ed - this is of particular interest to me since I live in 28's first-due (Box 28-10)... does this unit replace an earlier one that they had? Have seen what I think must be it there, but maybe it hadn't gone into service yet? 

Also, I'm curious about the fact that it's a 2007 model... have they just not had the funding / staffing available to place it in service before now? 

Thanks! 

Regards, 

Doug 
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> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:55:12 -0400 
> Subject: [Scan-DC] Hazmat 728 in service 
> 
> Fire Chief Richard Bowers is proud to announce the in service date of the second of two Hazardous Material units on a Spartan Gladiator chassis, with a 4 person L-shaped command cab. It is equipped with a Hackney beverage style body with a pinched frame. This 2007 vehicle is stock number 8-07-7076 and labeled with the Council of Governments numbering system as HM728. HM728 was placed into service on Sunday October 11, 2009. 
> 
> The unit is powered by a 425 HP Series 60 Detroit Diesel motor with a Jake Brake through an Allison 4000 Series EVS Transmission. 
> 
> It has a four person Command Cab w/ desktop, cupboards, research area, charging systems for all electronic monitoring equipment and storage capacity. 
> 
> It is equipped with an Onan 25 KW PTO driven generator, telescoping Nightscan light tower, two (2) remote controlled automatic awnings and an electric stairway with handrails that permits safe and easy access to the coffin compartment area. 
> 
> Latest generation safety features include Roll Stability Control, passenger restraint technology and barricade style safety striping. 
> 
> Hazardous materials equipment includes laptop computers with extensive research capacity, weather station capabilities, overpack drums, non-sparking tools, 60 minute SCBA, four (4) - four (4) hour re-breathers, NFPA compliant Chemical Protective Clothing=2 
> 0(CPC), GCMS for air monitoring, and the only propane flaring unit capable of burning off 525 gallons of propane per hour in the National Capital Region. 
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