Specifications

Loveland Fire/Rescue
Pumper
Production Specification
SVI #769 Page 15 of 125 June 17, 2010
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STATEMENTOF EXCEPTIONS
The contractor shall deliver with the fire apparatus either a certification that the apparatus fully complies with all
requirements of this standard or, alternatively, a Statement of Exceptions specifically describing each aspect of the
completed apparatus that is not fully compliant with the requirements of this standard at the time of delivery.
The Statement of Exceptions shall contain, for each noncompliant aspect of the apparatus or missing required item, the
following information:
1) A separate specification of the section of the applicable standard for which compliance is lacking
2) A description of the particular aspect of the apparatus that is not in compliance therewith or required equipment that is
missing
3) A description of the further changes or modifications to the delivered apparatus that must be completed to achieve full
compliance
4) Identification of the entity that will be responsible for making the necessary post delivery changes or modifications or
for supplying and installing any missing required equipment to the apparatus to achieve full compliance with this
standard
Prior to, or at the time of, delivery of the apparatus, the Statement of Exceptions shall be signed by an authorized agent of
the entity responsible for final assembly of the apparatus and by an authorized agent of the purchasing entity, indicating
mutual understanding and agreement between the parties regarding the substance thereof.
An apparatus that is delivered subject to a Statement of Exceptions other than a certification of full compliance shall not
be placed in emergency service until the apparatus has been modified as necessary to accomplish full compliance with
this standard.
CARRYING CAPACITY
The GAWR and the GCWR or GVWR of the chassis shall be adequate to carry the weight of the completed vehicle when
loaded to its estimated in-service weight. The Body Manufacturer shall establish the estimated in service weight during the
design of the vehicle
The estimated in-service weight shall include the following:
1) The chassis, body, and tank(s)
2) Full fuel, lubricant, and other chassis or component fluid tanks or reservoirs
3) Full water and other agent tanks
4) *250 lb (114 kg) in each seating position
5) Fixed equipment such as pumps, aerial devices, generators, reels, and air systems as installed
6) Ground ladders, suction hose, designed hose load in their hose beds and on their reels
7) An allowance for miscellaneous equipment that is the greatest of the values for type of vehicle per NFPA 1901, a
Purchaser provided list of equipment to be carried with weights, or a Purchaser specified miscellaneous equipment
allowance.
The Body Manufacturer shall engineer and design the vehicle such that the completed unit, when loaded to its estimated
in-service weight, with all movable weights distributed as close as is practical to their intended in-service configuration,
does not exceed the GVWR.