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Airport crash tenders offer relatively good acceleration for their size and weight, are able to negotiate rough terrain outside the airport area, carry large capacities of water and fire fighting foam, are fitted with powerful high-capacity pumps and water/foam cannons, and are capable of delivering firefighting media over long distances.
Rapid response vehicle can mean: Nontransporting EMS vehicle, particularly in the New South Wales Ambulance Service and most UK ambulance and air ambulance services; Fast Response Car; A police car equipped for pursuit, particularly in the Italian Carabinieri
In larger airports, the rapid intervention vehicles and high volume pumping appliance (volumes up to 5,000 litres/minute) are supported by "domestic" type fire appliances similar to those used by the local authority FRS. They are mainly used to respond to emergencies within the buildings around the airport, but also assist at aircraft incidents.
FAST (or F.A.S.T.): Firefighter assist and search team (also called rapid entry team or rapid intervention team/crew)—firefighters assigned to stand by for rescue of other firefighters inside a structure; an implementation to support the two-in, two-out rule; may have specialized training, experience and tools.
A firefighter assist and search team (FAST), also known as a rapid intervention team/rapid intervention crew/rapid intervention group/rapid intervention dispatch (RIT/RIC/RIG/RID) or breathing apparatus safety teams (BAST), is a team of two or more firefighters dedicated solely to the search and rescue of other firefighters in distress.
The Truck Fire-Fighting Airfield Crash Rescue 2 Tonne 6x4 Mark 2 Range Rover (TACR2) is a rapid response vehicle used by the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy. The TACR2 is a six-wheeled Range Rover based successor to the four-wheeled TACR1 which was built on a Land Rover Series II or III. The TACR2 was built on the Carmichael Commando chassis.
Vendor Richard Wallis hopes the 1950s vehicle will go to someone who will show it off.
Several countries around the world use fire vehicles based on a motorcycle, often for rapid intervention to beat traffic congestion. The equipment carried ranges from simple extinguishers to jet guns with hose rigs. Firefighters may also use fire motorcycles to offer medical first aid treatment. [1]