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Ingomar's Quint is an extremely versatile aerial apparatus. This Sutphen SP-70 mid-mount aerial platform has a 70-foot aerial ladder with a platform on the end (75-foot overall height). It is garaged at the North Ingomar Substation, and is the "first-out" piece responding to all incidents involving fire or the risk of fire.
The Quint's platform provides a safe, stable base from which firefighters can work when conducting operations on a roof or on upper floors of a building. It also allows an entire crew to quickly reach hights without reqiring them to climb a ladder; it also allows for easier rescue of a structure's occupants without requiring those occupants to descend a ladder after extrication.
The design of the Quint allows for rapid deployment in tight spaces where a full-size aerial truck would not fit. The Quint is perfect for operations in the constricted parking lots of the high-rise commercial buildings on the Wexford Flats, and is the ideal aerial apparatus for the narrow streets of the expanding townhome and condominium developments within our fire district.
Why does it have that funny name? A "quint" is a piece of fire apparatus that has five functions:
These five functions added with the small operational footprint make the Quint one of the most powerful pieces of fire apparatus in the area! |
