• Gripped Steps – The truck is surrounded with gripped steps, allowing firefighters to safely move throughout and around the vehicle.
• Tool Compartments – These hold a variety of tools commonly used in firefighting situations, including:
  • Axes
  • Halligan bars
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Ventilator fans
  • Nozzles
  • Cutters

• Aerial ladder – The ladder is raised and lowered using a hydraulic piston rod
  • Can reach up to 105 feet
  • Equipped with a master stream hose (capable of releasing 1,000 gallons per minute)
  • Generally used for commercial fires

• Flood lights
• Hoses
  • Deck gun – Mounted atop the fire truck, the deck gun sprays up to 1,000 gallons of water per minute.

• Also called the deluge gun or master stream
• Designed to place a lot of water on large fires
  • Preconnects – These are lines that are preconnected to the truck to save time when firefighters arrive on the scene.

• Located on driver’s side, captain’s side, and rear
  • Bumper Line – The truck’s front bumper houses a small hose that can be used for garbage and car fires.
  • Blitz line – Found in the back of the truck, the blitz line is used outside a building and requires two to three operators.
  • Skid load – The skid load is smaller and can be used inside a building.

• Pump panel
  • The pump panel controls the pressure and flow of all of the hoses on the fire engine
  • Operating the panel efficiently requires years of practice.
  • If the firefighters are spraying one of the preconnects at 360 gallons a minute, they have less than 2 minutes to switch from the fire truck’s 500 gallon tank to a hydrant flow source without interrupting the stream.

Interior

Driver’s Cab

• Flashlights
• Radio systems
• Thermal imaging cameras
• Reference books
• Gas monitors
• Mounted laptop connected to Internet and dispatch
• Four air tanks
  • Each air tank has 40 minutes of air.
  • The tanks are placed directly on the seats so that they can be strapped on while the firefighters are seated.

Rear Passenger Compartment

• Thermal imaging cameras
• Road cones
• Rope drop bags
• Radios
• Wildland web gear

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