TABLE OF CONTENTS O FIRE ENGINE 4 O ALL SHAPES AND SIZES 6 O AERIAL LADDER 8 VERY HIGH PLACES 10 AIRPORT TRUCK 12 DIFFERENT FIRE TRUCKS 14 LIFE AS A FIREFIGHTER 16 0 0 O TRACKED TRUCK 18 UNUSUAL FIRES 20 FIRE TUG 22 O FIRES AT SEA 24 WATER BOMBER 26 FOREST FIRES 28 GLOSSARY 30 INDEX 32
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
HOSES This fire engine right has many outlets for hoses to attach in order to tap into the water supply in the engine SANT I Jumpseat Four to six firefighters ride in this compartment ready to jump out when they reach the fire Cab The driver sits in the front to steer the truck The rest of the firefighters sit behind him or her in the cab Siren and lights The flashing lights and noisy siren warn people that the fire engine is coming Engine The engine provides the power to drive the fire truck Fire truck engines can have up to 600 horsepower that is three times as powerful as a car engine
