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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 ...
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 ...
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.
An ambulance with two red revolving lights mounted above two flashing red lights, with two speakers between for the vehicle's electronic siren.Also seen are two antennae; the one seen between the two speakers is for a two-way radio, while the one seen in front of the flashing light on the left is probably for the vehicle's conventional AM/FM radio.
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).
Example of a 760 litres (200 US gal) skid unit mounted in the bed of a custom rescue vehicle. Skid unit mounted in an ATV. A Skid Unit (called a "Slip-on" in Australia) is the common name used to refer to a complete self-contained fire fighting apparatus designed for use on/in commercially available vehicle platforms.
One of these ships carries a deep-submergence rescue vehicle (DSRV) imported from the United Kingdom, the LR7, which is a development of the earlier LR5. The LR7 is also capable of rescuing a total of eighteen submariners each dive and the 25-ton DSRV can perform rescue operations at five hundred meters depth and continuously working under ...