CHARLOTTE, Mich., Sept. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Spartan
Emergency Response ("Spartan" or "Spartan ER"), a business unit of
Spartan Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR), focused on first responder
safety at the 39th annual Michigan Firemen's Memorial
Festival, September 13-15, at the
Roscommon County Fire Training
Grounds in Roscommon, Michigan.
The show featured Spartan's S-180 fire truck, equipped with Spartan
Advanced Protection System®, the industry's leading apparatus-based
safety technology. Spartan also sponsored defensive driving
simulators which were available for use by first responders.
Spartan was proudly represented at the festival by their three
Michigan-based dealers: CSI
Emergency Fire Apparatus, R&R Fire Truck Repair, Inc.; and The
Zahnen Companies.
Fire departments from Milton
Township, Michigan, East
Mullet, Michigan, and Houston, Texas displayed their newest Spartan
firetrucks at the festival, and the Frederic Township Fire Department displayed
their newest Spartan S-180 and UST Tanker. Fire departments from
Bayside, Alaska and Alverno Township, Michigan also had Spartans on display,
alongside two S180 demo firetrucks. A total of nine new Spartan
Emergency Response apparatus were displayed at the annual
festival.
The firetruck defensive driving experience simulator prepares
first responding drivers for en-route emergency situations while
they respond to a call, helping ensure they arrive to and from the
scene safely. While in the simulator, the driver is exposed to
numerous simulated interactions designed to illustrate improper
yielding of emergency vehicles, and how to safely react. Each
driver is given a defensive driving score, which allows for
friendly competition between attendees. James Case, from Onondaga Fire Department, out of Onondaga, Michigan, took first place;
Daniel Mosholder, from Sumpter Township Fire Department and
Belleville City Fire Department,
out of Wayne County, Michigan,
took second place; and Bradley
Hirschberger, from Frankenlust Fire Department, of Bay City, Michigan, placed third in the
simulator competition.
"We appreciate our dealers and the many Spartan-equipped fire
departments who were able to join us this year in our own
backyard," said Daryl Adams, Spartan
Motors President and Chief Executive Officer. "The safety of our
first responders is our top priority. It's imperative that they're
protected to and from the call, so they can protect and serve
others."
Spartan Motors continues to advance its position as a safety
innovator with several industry-first apparatus-based safety
features including driver knee airbags, outboard sensors, side
impact protection, full side curtain airbags, smart restraints, and
other standard features of Spartan Advanced Protection System®.
The full list of vehicles on display included:
IPS Pumper
Milton Township, MI,
Fire Department
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UST Tanker
Frederic Township,
MI, Fire Department
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Star Series CAFS
Pumper
East Mullet, MI, Fire
Department
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Spartan S-180, 2208
Pumper
Frederic Township,
MI, Fire Department
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Top Mount S180, S111
Pumper
Metro Fire, Houston,
Texas
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Side Mount (Star)
Pumper
Bayside, AK, Fire
Department
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Poly Body Tanker
(CSI)
Alverno Township, MI,
Fire Department
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Spartan S-180, 2106
Pumper Demo
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Spartan S-180, 2208
Freightliner Commercial Demo
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The annual Michigan Firemen's Memorial Festival brings family,
friends, first responders, and other emergency service personnel
together to remember the brave men and women gave their lives in
the line of duty. The festival is held by the Michigan's Firemen's Memorial Committee. For
more information, visit www.firemensmemorial.com.
About Spartan Motors
Spartan Motors, Inc. is a leading designer, engineer,
manufacturer, and marketer of a broad range of specialty vehicles,
specialty chassis, vehicle bodies, and parts for the fleet and
delivery, recreational vehicle (RV), emergency response, defense
forces, and contract assembly (light/medium duty truck) markets.
The Company's brand names — Spartan Motors, Spartan Specialty
Vehicles, Spartan Emergency Response, Spartan Parts and
Accessories, Smeal, and its family of brands, including Ladder
Tower™ and UST®; and Utilimaster®, a Spartan Motors Company — are
known for quality, durability, performance, customer service, and
first-to-market innovation. The Company employs approximately 2,300
associates, and operates facilities in Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska, , South
Carolina, South Dakota;
Saltillo, Mexico; and Lima, Peru. Spartan reported sales of
$707 million in 2017. Visit Spartan
Motors at www.spartanmotors.com.
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