Quint configuration fire apparatus

A quint configuration fire apparatus comprising:

• a chassis;
• a front axle;
• a single rear axle;
• a body having storage configured to receive a ground ladder and a fire hose;
• a pump;
• a water tank;
• a ladder assembly physically capable of extending to a vertical height of 95 feet;
• and
• a stability system including:
• a first stability assembly positioned between the front axle and the single rear axle, the first stability assembly including a first outrigger and a second outrigger, the first stability assembly engaging a ground surface at no more than two contact points between the front axle and the single rear axle;
• and
• a second stability assembly positioned outside of the single rear axle and the front axle;
• wherein the combination of at least (a) a center of gravity of at least one of the chassis, the body, the pump, or the water tank with (b) the stability system facilitates supporting a tip load of at least 750 pounds applied to a distal end of the ladder assembly while the ladder assembly is (a) extended to a maximum permitted horizontal reach thereof and (b) rotated between each of a plurality of operating orientations.

A quint configuration fire apparatus comprising:

• a chassis defining a longitudinal axis;
• a front axle;
• a single rear axle;
• a body having storage configured to receive a ground ladder and a fire hose;
• a pump;
• a water tank;
• a ladder assembly physically capable of extending to a vertical height of 95 feet;
• and
• a stability system including a stability assembly positioned between the front axle and the single rear axle, the stability assembly including:
• a first outrigger configured to protrude laterally outward in a first direction relative to the longitudinal axis;
• and
• a second outrigger configured to protrude laterally outward in a second direction relative to the longitudinal axis;
• wherein the stability assembly engages a ground surface at no more than two contact points between the front axle and the single rear axle;
• and
• wherein the combination of at least (a) a center of gravity of at least one of the chassis, the body, the pump, or the water tank with (b) the stability system facilitates supporting a tip load of at least 750 pounds applied to a distal end of the ladder assembly while the ladder assembly is (a) extended to a maximum horizontal reach that the ladder assembly is physically capable of achieving and (b) rotated between each of a plurality of operating orientations.