What are the different kinds of fire trucks?

Engines – also known as pumpers, are staffed with four personnel, carry approximately 1200 liters of water, 900 meters of hose, ground ladders, and hand tools.

Trucks – Aerial Trucks provide large mounted ladders for rescue and elevated water applications.

Cars – Staffed with a single District Chief, provide leadership and scene management. Three District Chiefs are on duty 24/7 to support the stations and personnel.

Tankers – have a large capacity to deliver water to scenes where there are no hydrants.

Speciality Vehicles:

  • Rescue unit
  • Haz-Mat Unit
  • Decontamination Unit
  • Technical Rescue Unit
  • Marine Units
2022-12-07T19:11:08-05:00December 7th, 2022|Categories: |

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