PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-683
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 683
OCTOBER 2009
52
PS 683
OCT 09
Dear Half-Mast,
I have some questions regarding the M1142
fire truck that is supported by TM 9-2320-
279-10-1 and TM 9-2320-279-10-3.
These TMs cover the PMCS and general
maintenance procedures for the vehicle’s
HEMTT-based chassis.
Where are the guidelines for the fire truck’s
annual pump test? In addition, Chapter 25 of
AR 420-1,
Army Facilities Management,
specifically states that fire trucks are to have
annual fire pump tests conducted by certified
officials. We as firefighters and AMSA personnel
are
not
certified officials to conduct such
tests. Therefore, we need clarification on who is
responsible for conducting these fire pump tests.
As always, your help is appreciated.
SSG J. N.
Dear Sergeant J.N.,
This question comes up from time-to-time. So we decided to run it past the
headshed for their input. Here’s what they had to say:
In paragraph 25-7e(5) (Page 324) of AR 420-1 it states that Fre and emergency
services personnel “will conduct vehicle service test per N±PA 1911,”
Standard
for the Inspection, Maintenance, Testing and Retirement of In-Service Automotive
Fire Apparatus,
and recorded on DA ±orm 5380,
Fire Apparatus Test Record.
You can access N±PA 1911 by using a search engine on the Internet. There
you’ll Fnd several articles with detailed instructions on how to conduct
an annual Fre pump test. By the way, ignore the Frst paragraph of N±PA 1911
where it mentions the “New Apparatus Acceptance or Underwriter’s Laboratory
(UL) Test.” The UL test is a speciFc 3-hour test conducted by an independent
agency for the vehicle’s manufacturer. It is not the annual pump test you are
talking about.
The annual pump test is discussed in the same paragraph.
This is a 1-hour service test conducted by a local Fre department
(or in your case, an Army FreFghting unit).
M1142 Fire Truck…
this is
a
good
question!
uh-oh!
Maybe we
should’ve
done an
annual
pump test!
too late
now!
better
start forming a
bucket brigade!
683.52-53.indd
1-2
8/31/09
5:35:43 PM
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