Fire Engine Photos

A fire apparatus, fire engine, fire truck, or fire appliance is a vehicle designed to assist in fighting fires, by transporting firefighters to the scene, and providing them with access, water or other equipment. In some areas, the terms fire engine and fire truck represent different types of fire fighting apparatus, of the many types in use.

A fire engine or pump is designed to pump water mechanically, usually using an engine, to extinguish fires. In some cases, the fire engine may also be capable of pumping a chemical extinguishant such as foam. The fire engine may have one or more of several methods of propelling the water to the fire. The traditional method is to pass water through hoses to the fire, from an array of valves, which may be mounted on a side of the appliance.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_apparatus

Tanker Truck
This truck is about 30 feet long and holds more than 1,000 gallons of water. Tanker trucks can get the much needed water from rivers, ponds or even swimming pools if there are no fire hydrants around.

Ladder Truck
A ladder truck can be 40 to 50 feet long. The ladder on top is about 100 feet long. At the end of the ladder is a bucket for firefighters to get to the top of a building.
Source: www.dos.state.ny.us/kidsroom/firesafe/trucks.html

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