Dubbed the "MF8" by the Monticello Fire Department, this apparatus will be replacing an older pumper that has served these volunteer firefighters for more than two decades.
The pumper-tanker is constructed with a bolted painted stainless steel body mounted to a Spartan Metro Star EMFD chassis. Powering this apparatus is a 450-hp Cummins ISL9 engine and an Allison 3000 EVS transmission.
Loves Park (IL) Fire Department 107-foot Ascendant aerial ladder quint. Impel cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Pierce 1,500-gpm pump; and UPF Poly 500-gallon water tank.