Patent ID: 8739892

Claim:
A firefighting vehicle comprising: a chassis; a front wheel assembly coupled to the chassis and having at least one front wheel defining an axis of rotation that is substantially perpendicular to the chassis when in a straight position; an operator cab supported at a front portion of the chassis, the operator cab having a floor section extending laterally across a width of the operator cab in an area of a driver seat and passenger seat that is forward of the axis of rotation, the floor section being substantially flat and having a height that is less than approximately 40 inches from a ground surface; an engine supported by the chassis, the engine being disposed under the operator cab and at least partially rearward of the axis of rotation; and a cooling system coupled to the engine and having a heat exchanger, wherein the heat exchanger is supported in a substantially horizontal orientation on top of a body portion of the vehicle, the body portion being supported on the chassis rearward of the operator cab.