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A rescue vehicle is a specialised vehicle designed to transport and provide the equipment necessary for technical rescue. [1] Vehicles carry an array of special equipment such as the jaws of life , wooden cribbing , generators , winches , hi-lift jacks , cranes , cutting torches , circular saws and other forms of heavy equipment unavailable on ...
Vehicle ID number: A fleet number or unit number, typically printed on the roof, trunk, or fender of the emergency vehicle, simplifying internal identification and fleet maintenance. High visibility markings : A design or paint scheme that makes the emergency vehicle distinct or highly visible, and thus easily identifiable as an emergency ...
The Oshkosh P-19R is an Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) vehicle and it was selected by the United States Marine Corps in 2013. [3] The first delivery occurred in June 2017, Initial Operating Capability (IOC) followed in February 2018, and in service the P-19R serves as a first-response vehicle in aircraft fire emergencies at military bases and expeditionary airfields.
Most often a squad truck is a rescue vehicle designed to transport the necessary tools, equipment, and personnel to perform a vehicle extrication at the scene of an entrapment. The squad truck assignment is variable, by department and region, so assigning specific types of apparatus or tasks is very difficult.
The M577 command post carrier, also known as the M577 command post vehicle or armored command post vehicle, is a variant of the M113 armored personnel carrier that was developed and produced by the FMC Corporation to function on the battlefield as a mobile command post i.e. a tactical operations centre, usually at the battalion level.
This fire engine, used by the Toronto Fire Services, is an example of firefighting apparatus. A firefighting apparatus (North American English) [1] or firefighting appliance (UK English) [2] describes any vehicle that has been customized for use during firefighting operations. These vehicles are highly customized depending on their needs and ...
The vehicle may also display the name of their owner or operator, and a telephone number which may be used to summon the vehicle. A British paramedic fly-car vehicle with high visibility Battenburg colour scheme, popular in the UK. Ambulances may also carry an emblem (either as part of the passive warning markings or not).
DSRV-1 Mystic on display at United States Naval Undersea Museum, Keyport, Washington Mystic on display at the Naval Undersea Museum after 2021 restoration. DSRV-1 Mystic is a deep-submergence rescue vehicle that is rated to dive up to 5,000 feet (1,500 m).