| In February 2005, Kennett Fire Company put TAC-24 into service. The original primary function for this unit was to be a hose tender carrying 3,000 feet of 5" hose and 1,000 feet of 3" hose. This was one of the first new UNIMOG chassis sold in the United States.
Relying on Rosenbauer's experience with these trucks around the world we asked their General Safety Division Design Chief Mike Lemuiex to "see what he could do" with the 154" WB chassis. After months of deliberation a final plan was accepted and the truck built.
When the truck arrived at East Penn Fire and Emergency, the selling dealer, they were amazed at the amount of space incorporated on such a small vehicle. As they began mounting equipment it became obvious that the truck would be more than just a hose tender.
Eventually Chief Melton contacted the Chester County Numbering Committee and after inspecting the unit it was classified as TAC-24.
TAC-24 carries the following equipment:
Mercedes Benz UNIMOG chassis/Rosenbauer-General body
280 HP diesel
9,000# Warn portable winch with recivers left and right side of body
3,000' 5" hose
1,000' 3" hose
1-3" preconnect
2-2" preconnect
200 gallons water
30 gallons foam
Rosenbauer Ultra High Pressure Pump 1450psi @10gpm with 200' hose reel
Pro-Pak foam set
3- 5 gallon Flex Packs with foam capability
2-6,000 psi air cylinders for breathing air/tools
Power Hawk P-16 Rescue Tool (battery powered) with spreader, cutter and rams
Battery powered Ram Fan with 25' vent tube
14"chain saw
Quick Vent saw
Milwaukee Battery Power tools:
6" circular wood
6" circular diamond
2 sawzalls
3/4" impact
1/2" drill
2 Craftsman 3,500# floor jacks
Res Q Tek cribbing
3 Streamight hand lights
3 Draeger Air Boss Paks
Bullard T.I.C.
1 pick head axe
1 flat head axe
2 halligan bars
2 TnT tools
1-2 gallon PW extinguisher
1-20# ABC
1-30# class D extinguisher
3 Mustang pfd's
Rope bags
6500 watt Honda generator (gas)
7-500W halogen lights
Extension cords
2 fire brooms
2 street brooms
2 shovels
2 digging bars
1-36" oc boltcutter
1-18" boltcutter
1-8# sledgehammer
Misc. pikes and hooks
1-3 section 24' ladder, 1-10' attic ladder
Mechanics tool box
10' Schmidt 4 section snow plow |
