08/21/2026
FIREday Night Lights – Week 28
Tonight we're headed to the mountains of Western North Carolina to feature Double Island Volunteer Fire Department – Station 18 and their sharp 2025 Rosenbauer Commercial Pumper.
Built on a Freightliner M2 112 chassis, this apparatus combines 1,000 gallons of water, a 1500 GPM Waterous pump, and a firefighter-focused storage package into a versatile platform ready to serve.
🔴 2025 Freightliner M2 112
🔴 Cummins L9 – 450 HP
🔴 Allison 3000 EVS Transmission
🔴 Waterous CXV 1500 GPM Pump
🔴 1,000-Gallon Water Tank + 20-Gallon Foam Tank
🔴 Newton Quick Dump with Electric Operation
🔴 Rosenbauer FX 3/16" Aluminum Body
🔴 Whelen M-Series LED Warning Package
🔴 HiViz FireTech LED Scene & Ground Lighting
🔴 Crosslay Preconnected Discharges
🔴 FRC TrueSight Rear View Camera
🔴 Internal Ladder, Pike Pole & Hard Suction Storage
🔴 Wheel Well SCBA & Extinguisher Storage
🔴 Custom Shelving & Tool Storage
When the sun goes down, the HiViz scene and ground lighting paired with the Whelen warning package really shows what FIREday Night Lights is all about.
Double Island is a volunteer department serving rural Yancey County, and its members have demonstrated what service to a community looks like—even through the extraordinary challenges Western North Carolina has faced in recent years.
Thank you Double Island Volunteer Fire Department for allowing us to photograph your apparatus and for everything you do for your community.
Commercial chassis departments: what was the deciding factor that made a commercial pumper the right fit for your operation?