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The new Striker was designed with extensive feedback from firefighters and fire chiefs. It has a 520 kilowatts (700 hp) Deutz TCD 16.0L V8 Diesel engine with over 2,700 newton-metres (2,000 lb⋅ft) of torque. This new edition has 8 square metres (84 sq ft) of glass in the front windscreen, and for the first time has crosslays.
The truck Oshkosh presented was unlike any other on the market to date, being the first fire truck equipped with pump and roll capabilities. [1] Although the MB-5 was designed for use on aircraft carriers, it had many features that made it an ideal fire truck for shore-based airports.
Econic aerial fire appliance Freightliner EconicSD. The Mercedes-Benz Econic is a low-entry truck introduced by Mercedes-Benz in 1998. It is available in weights of 18 t and 26 t and is powered by a six-cylinder inline engine with turbo and intercooler. It is normally used for waste collection, fire and emergency purposes and airport ground ...
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 .
An M56 used as a fire truck in the Lane Motor Museum. The Dodge M37 was a 3 ⁄ 4-ton 4x4 truck developed for service in the United States military as a successor to the widely used Dodge-built WC Series introduced during World War II.
The TK range replaced the Bedford S type in 1960, and served as the basis for a variety of derivatives, including fire engines, military, horse carriers, tippers, flatbed trucks, and other specialist utilities. [2] A General Post Office (later British Telecom) version used for installing telegraph poles was known as the Pole King. [3]
The 8x8 version accommodates 14,500 litres (3,830 gallons) of fire extinguishing agents and a maximum speed of 140 km/h (87 mph), with an operating weight of 40 tons. [ 1 ] History
The Dennis Sabre is a purpose-built fire engine produced by Dennis Specialist Vehicles of Guildford, Surrey, England from 1995 to 2007. It was the last full-size fire appliance produced by the company before its closure in 2007.