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 Tower 159 is the third unit to respond out of Station 1 for
city calls and the fourth unit out for rural calls. Ladder Tower
159 was the first aerial platform in Ozaukee County. It has the
ability to operate with up to 800 lbs of weight at the tip and
can operate at an elevation of 5 degrees below the level of the
truck. The aerial platform also has a "pre-piped" waterway which
allows the apparatus to be quickly placed into operation as an
elevated master stream, which can flow up to 1000 GPM of water.
The truck was rebuilt in 2000, with the biggest change being an
interlock safety ladder system. Purchase price: $500,000
Specifications include:
• 1988 Pierce Arrow 7-person cab
• 475 hp Detroit Diesel engine
• Allison automatic
transmission
• 1500 GPM Waterous Pump
• 105 ft Aerial
Platform
• 12 kW diesel generator
Equipment includes:
• 500 ft 4” supply hose
• 200 ft 2 ½” crosslay
• Two 200
ft 1 ¾” crosslays
• Two 150 ft 1 ¾” apartment packs
• Two
35 ft extension ladders
• 28 ft extension ladder
• 20 ft
roof ladder
• Two 18 ft roof ladders
• PPV fans
• Saws
• Various hand tools
• Various hose fittings
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Photo By Garry Kadzielawski, John Axford
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