Specifications

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FILTERED COMPARTMENT VENTING
Back walls of all apparatus body side compartments are to be equipped with vented pass-through
openings to the body under side. Vent openings, mesh filter media, and removable grille must allow for
dust and moisture free ventilation of the compartment interiors, without reduction of the interior
compartment depth.
APPARATUS BODY SIDE COMPARTMENT CONFIGURATION:
A precision machined and fabricated fire apparatus compartmented body is to be furnished, designed to
be located immediately rearward of the specified chassis cab.
The body configuration is to include fully enclosed and weather sealed compartmentation on the driver
side and the passenger's side of vehicle. In order to provide for maximum depth compartmentation, the
wheel well housings are to completely enclose the rear axle suspension components, allowing for the
lower portions of the side compartments to extend inboard to the chassis frame depth.
In order to carry the equipment the Fargo Fire Department desires on this apparatus we would like to get
425 cubic feet of storage in the compartments including the coffin compartments on the top of the
apparatus. The cubic feet of storage for each compartment shall be stated in the RFP.
Passenger's side compartments are to be provided: two (2) each full-height ahead of, one (1) each upper
level above and one (1) each full-height behind the rear wheel well housing.
Driver's side compartments are to be provided: two (2) each full-height ahead of, one (1) each upper level
above and one (1) each full-height behind the rear wheel well housing.
COMPARTMENT DOORS AND DOOR ACCESSORIES:
The following specified roll-up style compartment door tracks/extrusions to be "flush" with exterior body
panels/door jambs. The doors shall be unpainted satin finish.
All side compartment doors including pump- panel doors shall be roll-up shutter style doors.
Each individual roll-up extruded aluminum door shall be of maximum size for the available door opening.
Two (2) per compartment 12-volt multiple LED element, interior compartment vertical "strip" tubular
lights, shall be furnished, one (1) each side of each compartment door opening. Lights to be inboard
mounted on the specified door tacks or jambs, activated by "opening" of the respective compartment
door, using a magnetic bar latch switch where roll-up doors are provided.
REAR OF BODY
Exterior rear face of body shall be fabricated of smooth stainless steel to allow for application of rear
graphics and/or chevrons.