See How They Work & Look Inside Fire Trucks

See How They Work & Look Inside Fire Trucks — page 1
FIRE ENGINE Deck gun This special water outlet is a high capacity water jet It shoots water out the top of the engine and Coan spray a stream a long distance to the top of a Fire engines race down streets to get to a blaze quickly Their lights flash and sirens blare to clear a path through traffic The truck carries a team of firefighters and it also holds all the equipment they need to help in many situations This includes a big tank full of water it holds enough water to fill over 40 bathtubs The water is pumped out through the large hoses attached to the truck Ladder i Ladders are used to rescue 31 people from high buildings or to get a cat out of a tree wheel Control panel The wheels on the Equipment The control panel has many engine have to be thick Fire engines carry hoses lights buttons and levers that are and strong to support medical equipment breathing used to operate the pump the weight of all the equipment see page 16 and that pushes water through water and equipment in firefighters axes the