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Tools and Equipment 1
Tools and Equipment 1
Tools and Equipment 1
APPARATUS, TOOLS
and EQUIPMENT
WATER TANK- this apparatus enables to secure water
scarce areas for speedy firefighting operations. Usually
equipped with 10,000 to 25,000 liters capacity of tanks.
COMMAND SERVICE VEHICLE-REFERS TO THE VEHICLE WHERE THE FIRE
CHIEF USUALLY RIDES AND USES AS COMMAND POST DURING THE FIRE
FIGHTING OPERATION. EQUIPPED WITH RADIO AND OTHER COMMAND
EQUIPMENT.
PUMPER TRUCK/FIRE ENGINE- A KIND OF FIREFIGHTING APPARATUS
DESIGNED TO USE DIVERSE WATER SUPPLY SOURCES AS HYDRANTS
USUALLY EQUIPPED WITH A WATER TANK AND CENTRIFUGAL PUMP.
THEY ARE EFFECTIVE EVEN AT FIRE SITES WHERE WATER SUPPLY IS
LIMITED OR NON-EXISTENT. USUALLY EQUIPPED WITH 4,000 LITER
TANK.
CHEMICAL TRUCK- CAPABLE TO DISCHARGE FOAMS WHICH IS THE
MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS TO EXTINGUISH NOT ONLY ORDINARY CLASS
A, BUT ALSO CLASS B FIRES DUE TO CHEMICALS, INFLAMMABLE
LIQUIDS. IT IS EQUIPPED WITH 2,500 LITERS WATER TANK AND THE
PUMP PROPORTIONING SYSTEM
AERIAL PLATFORM- A FIREFIGHTING APPARATUS USUALLY USED IN
FIREFIGHTING OPERATIONS OF HIGH-RISE STRUCTURES. USED ALSO IN
RESCUE OPERATIONS. IT HAS A WORKING HEIGHT OF 27 METERS (90
FEET) FROM THE GROUND AND 24 METERS (80 FEET) FROM THE
GROUND., 2 BOOM 23 METERS (75 FEET)
BREAK SQUIRT (WATER TOWER)- A FIREFIGHTING APPARATUS
EQUIPPED WITH BREAKING DEVICE AND MONITOR NOZZLE WHICH CAN
REACH A HEIGHT OF 23 METERS, PROVIDE MASSIVE FIRE
EXTINGUISHING CAPABILITY ESPECIALLY IN CLOSE QUARTERS WHERE
EXTRA MANEUVERABILITY IS ESSENTIAL.
RESCUE AND UTILITY TRUCK- USUALLY EQUIPPED WITH A WINCH,
LOADED WITH RESCUE EQUIPMENT AS HYDRAULIC RESCUE TOOLS AND
FLOODLIGHTS AND POWER GENERATORS. THIS APPARATUS CAN
PERFORM RESCUE OPERATIONS IN CASE OF FIRE, EARTHQUAKE AND
OTHER DISASTER.
AERIAL LADDER-THIS FIREFIGHTING APPARATUS IS DESIGNED MAINLY
FOR FIGHTING HIGH-RISE FIRES AND CAN BE USED TO RESCUE TRAPPED
PEOPLE AS WELL AS TO SHOOT WATER AT HIGH LOCATIONS. EQUIPPED
WITH A LIFT AND A BASKET. THIS RISING ANGLE COVER FROM 10 TO 25
DEGREES.
LIGHTING TOWER TRUCK-THIS APPARATUS ARE ESSENTIAL TO THROW
LIGHT ON FIREFIGHTING AND RESCUE OPERATIONS. IT HAS A WIDE
LIGHTING RANGE OF 220 DEGREES. IT IS SO POWERFUL THAT A
NEWSPAPER CAN BE READ AT 100 METERS OR 32 FEET FROM THE LIGHT
SOURCE.
STRAIGHT LADDER- NON ADJUSTABLE IN LENGTH AND CONSIST ONLY OF ONE
SECTION. SOMETIMES CALLED “WALL LADDER” AND IS USED FOR QUICK ACCESS
TO WINDOWS AND ROOFS OF ONE AND TWO STOREY BUILDINGS.
B. FLAT-HEAD AXE – BECOMES A VITAL ADDITION TO THE FORCIBLE ENTRY TEAM BECAUSE THE FLAT
HEAD CAN BE USED AS STRIKING TOOL.
HANDSAWS - AND TOOL HAVING A TOOTHED BLADE FOR CUTTING
POWER SAWS - A TOOL DRIVEN BY A MOTOR
CUTTING TORCH - CAN USE IT TO CUT STEEL TO SIZE AND SHAPE.