Oshkosh Airport Products, LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation Company, announced that the company has completed delivery of eight Striker® ARFF vehicles to fire departments at the Hawaii airports of Lihue, Hilo International, Ellison Oizuka Kona International, Kahului, and Daniel K. Inouye International.
The delivery represents a long-standing relationship with the state of Hawaii and its airport fire departments, which have purchased all Striker apparatus since 2004 and make up full Oshkosh Airport Products fleets.
Fire service support
“For many years, it has been an honor to support the state of Hawaii’s dedicated aircraft rescue fire fighting teams by producing Striker ARFF vehicles for airports among the islands,” said Jack Bermingham, Business Unit Director for Oshkosh Airport Products.
“The remote nature of the islands’ airports and proximity to mainland U.S. can make accessibility to apparatus aftermarket services challenging in some circumstances. With an Oshkosh Airport Products dealer based on the island of Oahu, Hawaii’s airport fire departments have easy access to critical service support and parts inventory for their Striker fleets.”
Hawaii’s recent apparatus delivery includes:
- Lihue Airport: Two Striker 4x4 ARFF vehicles with a Snozzle® HRET
- Hilo International Airport: One Striker 4x4 ARFF vehicle with a Snozzle HRET
- Ellison Oizuka Kona International Airport: One Striker 4x4 vehicle and one Striker 8x8 ARFF with a Snozzle HRET
- Kahului Airport: One Striker 4x4 ARFF vehicle with a Snozzle HRET
- Daniel K. Inouye International Airport: One Striker 4x4 ARFF vehicle and one Striker 8x8 ARFF vehicle both with Snozzle HRET’s
Features of Hawaii’s Striker ARFF vehicles
- Scania Tier 4 Final Engines
- 50-foot (15 meters) and 65-foot (20 meters) Snozzle HRET’s
- Water capacity: 1,500-4,500 gallons (5,678-17,000 liters)
- Foam capacity: 220-630 gallons (757-2,380 liters)
- Dry chemical capacity: 550 Ibs (250 kg)
Additional features
Other notable attributes of the state of Hawaii’s aircraft rescue fire fighting teams’ new Striker ARFF vehicles include TAK-4® Independent Suspension, MADAS data logger system, Hydraulic 10KW generator, crosslay hoses, low attack bumper turret, in-cab SCBA storage, Command Zone™ diagnostics, Eco-EFP™ Foam Measurement, and full firefighting agent capacity with advanced technology features.
