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Firefighting apparatus, the Glossary

A firefighting apparatus (North American English) or firefighting appliance (UK English) describes any vehicle that has been customized for use during firefighting operations.^[1]

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Aerial firefighting

Aerial firefighting, also known as waterbombing, is the use of aircraft and other aerial resources to combat wildfires.

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Air horn

An air horn is a pneumatic device designed to create an extremely loud noise for signaling purposes.

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An airport crash tender (known in some countries as an airport fire appliance) is a specialised fire engine designed for use in aircraft firefighting at aerodromes, airports, and military air bases. Firefighting apparatus and airport crash tender are fire service vehicles.

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American Psychological Association

The American Psychological Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychologists in the United States, and the largest psychological association in the world.

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Augsburg

Augsburg (label) is a city in the Bavarian part of Swabia, Germany, around west of the Bavarian capital Munich.

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Battenburg markings

Battenburg markings or Battenberg markings are a pattern of high-visibility markings developed in the United Kingdom in the 1990s and currently seen on many types of emergency service vehicles in the UK, Crown dependencies, British Overseas Territories and several other European countries including the Czech Republic, Iceland, Sweden, Germany, Romania, Spain, Ireland, and Belgium as well as in Commonwealth nations including Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Trinidad and Tobago, and more recently, Canada.

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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (April 17, 1790) was an American polymath: a leading writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher.

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Birdsill Holly

Birdsill Holly Jr. (November 8, 1820 – April 27, 1894) was an American mechanical engineer and inventor of water hydraulics devices.

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Bucket brigade

A bucket brigade or human chain is a method for transporting items where items are passed from one (relatively stationary) person to the next.

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Chevron (insignia)

A chevron (also spelled cheveron, especially in older documents) is a V-shaped mark or symbol, often inverted.

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Chicago Fire Department

The Chicago Fire Department (CFD) provides firefighting services along with emergency medical response services, hazardous materials mitigation services, and technical rescue response services in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, under the jurisdiction of the Mayor of Chicago.

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Ctesibius

Ctesibius or Ktesibios or Tesibius (Κτησίβιος; BCE) was a Greek inventor and mathematician in Alexandria, Ptolemaic Egypt.

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Denver Fire Department

The Denver Fire Department provides fire protection and first responder emergency medical services to the city of Denver, Colorado.

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Developing country

A developing country is a sovereign state with a less developed industrial base and a lower Human Development Index (HDI) relative to other countries.

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Emergency medical services

Emergency medical services (EMS), also known as ambulance services or paramedic services, are emergency services that provide urgent pre-hospital treatment and stabilisation for serious illness and injuries and transport to definitive care.

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Emergency vehicle

An emergency vehicle is a vehicle used by emergency services.

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Emergency vehicle lighting

Emergency vehicle lighting, also known as simply emergency lighting or emergency lights, is a type of vehicle lighting used to visually announce a vehicle's presence to other road users.

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Fire engine

A fire engine or fire truck is a vehicle, usually a specially-designed or modified truck, that functions as a firefighting apparatus.

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Fire engine red

Fire engine red, also known as fire truck red in North America, is an informal name for an bright red commonly used on emergency vehicles in many countries on fire service vehicles, such as fire engines.

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Fire motorcycle

A fire motorcycle is a specialist motorcycle modified for use by a fire brigade or fire department. Firefighting apparatus and fire motorcycle are fire service vehicles.

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Fire pump

A fire pump usually refers to a pressure-increasing component of the water supply for fixed-place fire suppression systems such as fire sprinklers, standpipes, and foam systems.

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Fireboat

A fireboat or fire-float is a specialized watercraft with pumps and nozzles designed for fighting shoreline and shipboard fires. Firefighting apparatus and fireboat are fire service vehicles.

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Firefighting

Firefighting is a profession aimed at controlling and extinguishing fire.

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Great Britain

Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales.

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Hazardous materials apparatus

The Santa Barbara Fire Department Hazmat vehicle staged at an incident. A hazardous material (hazmat) apparatus is a vehicle used by emergency services to respond to calls involving potentially hazardous materials. Firefighting apparatus and hazardous materials apparatus are fire service vehicles.

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Helitack

Helitack crews are teams of wildland firefighters who are transported by helicopter to wildfires.

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Hero of Alexandria

Hero of Alexandria (Ἥρων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς,, also known as Heron of Alexandria; probably 1st or 2nd century AD) was a Greek mathematician and engineer who was active in Alexandria in Egypt during the Roman era.

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John Braithwaite (engineer)

John Braithwaite, the younger (19 March 1797 – 25 September 1870), was an English engineer who invented the first steam fire engine.

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John Ericsson

John Ericsson (born Johan Ericsson; July 31, 1803 – March 8, 1889) was a Swedish-American engineer and inventor.

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Knox Automobile Company

The Knox Automobile Company was a manufacturer of automobiles in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States, between 1900 and 1914.

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Light and air unit

An air and light unit, also known as a breathing support unit or mobile air unit, is a specialized firefighting apparatus used by first responders to provide supplemental lighting and self-contained breathing apparatus cylinders and cylinder filling services at the scene of an emergency. Firefighting apparatus and light and air unit are fire service vehicles.

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Lynn, Massachusetts

Lynn is the eighth-largest municipality in Massachusetts, United States, and the largest city in Essex County.

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Munich Fire Department

The Munich Fire Department (German: Feuerwehr München) is the firefighting authority (called Branddirektion) of the City of Munich.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Nuremberg

Nuremberg (Nürnberg; in the local East Franconian dialect: Nämberch) is the largest city in Franconia, the second-largest city in the German state of Bavaria, and its 544,414 (2023) inhabitants make it the 14th-largest city in Germany.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia, colloquially referred to as Philly, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the sixth-most populous city in the nation, with a population of 1,603,797 in the 2020 census.

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Popular Mechanics

Popular Mechanics (often abbreviated as PM or PopMech) is a magazine of popular science and technology, featuring automotive, home, outdoor, electronics, science, do it yourself, and technology topics.

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Quint (fire apparatus)

A quintuple combination pumper or quint is a fire-fighting apparatus that serves the dual purpose of an engine and a ladder truck. Firefighting apparatus and quint (fire apparatus) are fire service vehicles.

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Radio Data System

Radio Data System (RDS) is a communications protocol standard for embedding small amounts of digital information in conventional FM radio broadcasts.

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Rescue vehicle

A rescue vehicle is a specialised vehicle designed to transport and provide the equipment necessary for technical rescue. Firefighting apparatus and rescue vehicle are fire service vehicles.

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Retroreflector

A retroreflector (sometimes called a retroflector or cataphote) is a device or surface that reflects radiation (usually light) back to its source with minimum scattering.

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Richard Newsham

Richard Newsham (died 1743) was an English inventor.

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Sabotage

Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity, government, effort, or organization through subversion, obstruction, demoralization, destabilization, division, disruption, or destruction.

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Santa Barbara County Fire Department

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBCFD) provides fire protection and emergency response services for the unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County, California, and for multiple cities within the county.

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Santa Barbara Fire Department

The Santa Barbara City Fire Department (SBFD) is the agency that provides fire protection and basic life support (BLS) emergency medical services for the city of Santa Barbara.

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Siren (alarm)

A siren is a loud noise-making device.

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Springfield, Massachusetts

Springfield is the most populous city in and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.

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Vehicle audio

Vehicle audio is equipment installed in a car or other vehicle to provide in-car entertainment and information for the occupants.

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Water tender

A water tender, sometimes known as a water tanker, is a type of firefighting apparatus that specializes in the transport of water from a water source to a fire scene. Firefighting apparatus and water tender are fire service vehicles.

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Wildland fire engine

A wildland fire engine or brush truck is a fire engine specifically designed to assist in fighting wildfires by transporting firefighters to the scene and providing them with access to the fire, along with water or other equipment. Firefighting apparatus and wildland fire engine are fire service vehicles.

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Wildland water tender

A wildland water tender is a specialized vehicle capable of bringing water, foam, or dry chemicals to fire trucks in the field that are engaged on the fireline. Firefighting apparatus and wildland water tender are fire service vehicles.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefighting_apparatus

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