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A fire truck is an emergency road vehicle for firefighters. Fire Truck may also refer to: Fire Truck (video game), a black-and-white arcade game "Fire Truck", a song by NCT 127 from the EP NCT 127 "(Firetruck?)", a song by Mike Doughty from the album Smofe + Smang: Live in Minneapolis
Usually a 4-wheeled drive mid-sized (FEMA Class 3) pumper with full fire fighting and dewatering capabilities. Can be used in flooded or snow-bound areas where getting a full-sized truck may be difficult or impossible. Shoulder load: The amount of hose a single firefighter can pull off a hose wagon or pumper truck and carry toward the fire.
A short piece of fire hose, usually 10 to 20 feet (6.1 m) long, of large diameter, greater than 2.5 inches (64 mm) and as large as 6 inches (150 mm), used to move water from a fire hydrant to the fire engine, when the fire apparatus is parked close to the hydrant. Solid stream A fire-fighting water stream emitted from a smooth-bore nozzle.
The sheriff's office said the truck hit two vehicles, one belonging to the Comstock Fire Department and the other to Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office. Photos from police show the extent of the ...
A fire engine or fire truck (also spelled firetruck) is a vehicle, usually a specially-designed or modified truck, that functions as a firefighting apparatus. The primary purposes of a fire engine include transporting firefighters and water to an incident as well as carrying equipment for firefighting operations in a fire drill .
Extreme fire behavior, including "short and long-range spotting," continues to challenge firefighting efforts, Cal Fire said in an incident update Wednesday. The fire was listed as "0%" contained.
A snowplow clears snow from a road, as a winter storm hits the Midwest, in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S., January 5, 2025, in this still image obtained from video.
brush truck. Also called a type-six engine. A small fire truck outfitted for wildland firefighting. bump up To move to another location. Can be used in many contexts, from moving to another location on a single fireline to an entire crew moving to another fire. Bump back means to return to a previous location. In the "bump" system of fireline ...