Murrysville Approves Engine 20 Replacement

At this evening's Council meeting, Murrysville VFC was approved to proceed with purchasing a 2013 Sutphen Monarch to replace our 1986 E-One engine. The new Engine 20 will be purchased through Jeff Britt Fire Apparatus Sales and Service. Some of the features of the new engine will include:

• 32'7" overall length, 200" wheelbase and approximately 42,000 pounds
• 6 man fully enclosed, climate controlled cab
• 750 gallons of water
• 30 gallons of Class A foam
• 2,250 gallon per minute pump
• 550 HP Cummins Diesel with an Allison 4000 automatic transmission
• 20KW hydraulic on-board generator
• 4,500W Command Knight Light tower
• Hosebed consists of 1,200 feet of 5" large diameter supply hose, 600 feet of 3" leader line, 400' of 2 ½" attack line, and 1,000 feet of 1" forestry hose (both the 3" and 2 ½" discharges are foam capable)
• 3 – 200' preconnected crosslays consisting of 2 – 200' 1 ¾" attack lines and 1 – 200' 2 ½" attack line (all with foam capability)
• 1 – 150' 1 ¾" preconnected front bumper attack line (foam capable)
• 1 – 1,250 gallon per minute deck gun
• 290 cubic feet of compartment space
• 2 – 4" large diameter discharges to supply large volumes of water

In the coming months, the truck committee will travel to Sutphen in Amlin, OH for a pre-build conference. The new Engine 20 will be in service by the end of 2013, and will join our 2002 Sutphen Tower Ladder and 2007 Sutphen/Precision Rescue.

Thanks to Jeff Britt and his sales staff (Steve Darcangelo and Tom Freeman), Murrysville Council, Murrysville staff, members of MVFC, and our sister companies (64 and 78 for helping us through the process of specifying a replacement engine. The new engine will provide many years of service to the Municipality.