Tower 159
Our third unit to respond to emergency incidents is Ladder Tower
159. This apparatus is a 1988 Pierce Arrow, 4-door cab, and 105
aerial platform. It has a Detroit Diesel 475 H.P. engine with a
Allison automatic transmission. It is equipped with a 1500gpm
pump but does not carry water. It carries all of the tools and
equipment necessary to operate as a "truck company" at an
emergency incident. It has a 12kw generator to provide lighting
and to operate electrical tools and equipment at an emergency.
Ladder Tower 159 was the first aerial platform in Ozaukee
County. \It has the ability to operate with up to 800 pounds 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 devise which can
flow up to 1000gpm of water from the platforms water devise. The truck was rebuilt in 2000, with the biggest change being an
interlock safety ladder system.
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