SURF CITY - Surf City has received a
new Pierce Dry-Side Contender Tanker mounted on a Kenworth T-300
three-man cab. The rig features a 300 hp Cummins ISC engine with
2008 emission controls and filtering and an Allison automatic
transmission. It has a 1,250 gpm single stage side-mount Waterous
pump and a 2,100 gallon tank. Special features include a rear Newton
dump with remote electric actuators on the rear of the truck and in
the cab, eight inch extendable side dumps with pneumatic actuators
on the rear and in the cab, passenger side manual drop-tank storage
rack, Code 3 halogen and LED lighting and siren.
The unit was sold by Wade Farrior of Triad Fire.
Submitted by Assistant Chief Jeff Thigpen, Surf City FD, CFP-947.
