b'WINTER OPERATIONSROC41FACTS&FIGURES Project: Snow Removal Strategies & EquipmentLocation: Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester Intl Airport, in NYAnnual Snow Removal Budget: $2 million $2.5 millionFunding Sources: Monroe County Airport Authority Capital Budget; local funds; passenger freight chargesEQUIPMENT FLEETSnowblower/Brooms: 9 Oshkosh H-Series Snow Brooms & Blowers and versatility. At the heart of its operationedge to scrape the hardpack snow andPlows: 3 HV-Series International 10-wheel dump are nine Oshkosh H-Series dual-engineice buildup. These plows have Kupertrucks with 16-ft. Wausau plows with Kuper cutting machines that can switch between broomcutting edgesa mix of rubber andedges; HV-Series International 6-wheeler dump truck heads and commercial snow blowers.ceramic pucks designed to ride overwith 16-ft. TENCO plow with steel cutting edge; 2 Western Star 4700 Plow trucks with dedicated rear Cleary keeps seven configured with broominground airfield lights. Also in the arsenalsander bodies units, and two with blowers. He considersis an HV-Series International 6-wheelerLoaders: 4 Case 1121G wheel loaders with 30-ft. the Oshkosh machines workhorses fordump truck with a 16-foot TENCO plowPro-Tech blades runway clearing, and crews often operateand same steel cutting edge. RoundingPotassium Acetate Sprayer Truck: 1 four to five brooms in tandem. out the plow lineup are two Western StarInternational HV-Series chassis with custom rear liquid Our brooms, which use a mix of poly4700 Plow trucks with dedicated sanderdeicer system made by Batts Inc. including 2,000-gal. bodies in the back. These trucks allowtank & 50-ft. spray boom with 35 nozzles, each able to and steel bristles, are definitely our breaddeliver 8.5 gal/ minute at 90 psiand butter, Cleary says. The steel bristlesfor a one-man operation of plowing and sanding, Cleary says. This is essentialSand Trucks: 2 dedicated sand trucks with Bucher are especially effective at breaking up icesanders & 2 300-gal. potassium acetate tanks withand compact snow, he notes.to our operations because after thea spraying system plows are operating on the taxiways, theySand Supplier & Supporting Dealer:The airport doesnt simply plow snowbecome slippery causing poor braking forValley Sand & Graveloff its runways and taxiways. We havethe aircrafts. With these plows, after theEquipment Repair & Maintenance:to windrow it, and then blow it off into thetaxiways are cleared, they can lay downMonroe County Fleet Maintenance field to avoid damaging or burying lights orsand all in one operation.Key Strategies: Zero tolerance for ice on runways; signage, Cleary explains. quick & sustained response to prevent snow from For clearing apron areas and majorbuilding up; preparedness for crews & equipment; The airports fleet of plows includesintersections, ROC relies on four Case three HV-Series International 10-wheelretaining experienced employees; cross-department 1121G wheel loaders with large 30-footsupport; continual improvement through post-storm dump trucks equipped with 16-footblades for efficiency. If we were to cleardebriefs; local dealers & service providers for equipment Wausau plows, which have a steel cuttingrepair & maintenanceAirportImprovement.comMarch | April 2026'