Fire apparatus

A fire apparatus comprising:

• a chassis;
• a front axle coupled to the chassis;
• a single rear axle coupled to the chassis;
• a torque box coupled to the chassis, the torque box having a front end positioned in front of the single rear axle and a rear end positioned behind the single rear axle;
• a pedestal coupled to the torque box, the pedestal positioned between the front end and the rear end of the torque box;
• a ladder assembly coupled to the pedestal;
• and
• a single outrigger assembly including:
• an outrigger housing;
• a pair of outriggers received within the outrigger housing, the pair of outriggers selectively extendable laterally outward in opposing directions;
• a first support extending from the outrigger housing and disposed along a top surface of the torque box at the front end of the torque box;
• and
• a second support extending from the outrigger housing and disposed along a bottom surface of the torque box at the front end of the torque box.

A vehicle comprising:

• a chassis;
• a torque box coupled to the chassis, the torque box having a front end and a rear end;
• an outrigger housing;
• a first support extending from the outrigger housing and disposed along a top surface of the torque box at the front end of the torque box;
• a second support extending from the outrigger housing and disposed along a bottom surface of the torque box at the front end of the torque box;
• a pair of outriggers received within the outrigger housing, the pair of outriggers selectively extendable laterally outward in opposing directions;
• a bracket coupled to the rear end of the torque box;
• and
• a downrigger coupled to the bracket, the downrigger selectively extendable downward.