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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 .
The company changed its name to the General Fire Truck Corporation in 1926 and began collaborating on fire trucks with other manufacturers, including Pierce-Arrow and Studebaker. Throughout its production history General used commercial truck chassis from Chevrolet, GMC, Ford, Dodge, Diamond-T, International, Reo, and other manufacturers.
A fire truck uses an air horn to alert cars of its presence. Air horn - These devices force compressed air from the vehicle's air brake system against a diaphragm, creating a loud noise. Air horns used on emergency vehicles usually have a distinctive tone so they can easily be distinguished from other large vehicles, commanding urgency.
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.
Sunnyvale Fire Department Rescue 42 Pierce Enforcer Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad's technical rescue vehicle A Mercedes-Benz Zetros for the German fire services. A rescue vehicle is a specialised vehicle designed to transport and provide the equipment necessary for technical rescue. [1]
The crash happened at about 10:45 a.m. between a Brightline train and a Delray Beach Fire Rescue ladder truck near East Atlantic Avenue and Railroad Avenue, according to city spokeswoman Gina Carter.
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.
Dennis Specialist Vehicles was an English manufacturer of commercial vehicles based in Guildford, building buses, fire engines, lorries (trucks) and municipal vehicles such as dustcarts. All vehicles were made to order to the customer's requirements and more strongly built than mass production equivalents.