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Fire services in the United Kingdom use a variety of fire appliances, which perform a wide range of general and specialised roles and fit into several distinct categories. Contemporary fire appliances carry a multitude of equipment and firefighting media (such as water and foam) to deal with different types of emergencies ranging from fires ...
The term cupola can also refer to the protrusions atop an armoured fighting vehicle due to their distinctive dome-like appearance. They allow crew or personnel to observe, offering very good all round vision, [9] or even field weaponry, without being exposed to incoming fire. Later designs, however, became progressively flatter and less ...
Fire Control: 3R41 Volna/Top Dome SA-N-6 SAM control, MPZ-301 Baza/Pop Group SA-N-4 SAM control, Argument/Front Door-C SSM control; Electronic warfare & decoys: Kol'cho suite with Gurzhor-A&B/Side Globe intercept, MR-404/Rum Tub jammers, Bell Crown intercept, Bell Push intercept, 2 PK-2 decoy RL, 12 PK-10 decoy RL (in last two units only) Armament
A Volvo pump truck from South Australian Fire with red-and-yellow Battenburg markings. Battenburg markings or Battenberg markings [a] are a pattern of high-visibility markings developed in the United Kingdom in the 1990s and currently seen on many types of emergency service vehicles in the UK, Crown dependencies, British Overseas Territories and several other European countries including the ...
1939 Dennis Big 6 Fire Engine, the chassis designed and built by Dennis Bros, Guildford, England and the body designed and built by NSW Fire Brigades workshops in 1939. It is also known as Dennis Big 6 Fire Engine (1939) and No. 132 ME; added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 3 December 2004; [ 6 ]
A dome (from Latin domus) is an architectural element similar to the hollow upper half of a sphere. There is significant overlap with the term cupola, which may also refer to a dome or a structure on top of a dome. The precise definition of a dome has been a matter of controversy and there are a wide variety of forms and specialized terms to ...
A heat dome is a sprawling area of high pressure that promotes hot and dry conditions for days or weeks at a time. "Heat domes are a lot like a balloon," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alan ...
Full-size "MIT Fire Department" fire truck placed Dome Presumed to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The logo painted on the truck's sides featured the two figures from the MIT seal dressed as firemen, along with the motto MEMINIMUS ("We remember"). [110] 28 Feb 2006 Torino Olympic medal placed on dome