Type and Sub-Type
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Pumper (sub-type not required for standard pumper)
- Rescue-Pumper (≥ 500 GPM with a set of jaws at minimum; standard pumper design with preconnects and hosebed)
- Mini-Pumper (≤ 1000 GPM and ≤ 500 USG (use your judgment based on intent); smaller chassis, pump, and tank; not Wildland or Urban Interface)
- High Pressure Pumper (≥600 PSI pump)
- Urban Interface Pumper (18-1000 as the prototypical example; designed for off-road 4x4, lifted chassis for water fording, moderately sized pump and tank)
- Chemical Wagon
- Steamer
- Hand Pumper
Tanker (≥ 1500 USG tank for modern apparatus, or any size tank if no pump capability (mainly applies to older apparatus); sub-type not required; note Elliptical or Dry Side in appropriate field)
Aerial
- Ladder (traditional U shaped design; note Mid or Rear in aerial_mounting field)
- Ladder Platform (traditional U shaped design with bucket; note Mid or Rear in aerial_mounting field)
- Telescoping Platform (box-beam boom construction with no proper climbing ladder; e.g. Aerialscope, Sutphen designs)
- Articulating Platform (Snorkel or Aero Chief)
- Tractor Drawn Ladder (Tiller)
- Elevated Master Stream (Telesquirt)
- City Service Ladder (old school ladders on a truck chassis)
Rescue (≤ 500 GPM with small tank if pump capable, otherwise use Pumper/Rescue-Pumper; use discretion as to chassis and body style when making determination)
- Heavy Rescue (full set of tools, airbags, cribbing, etc.)
- Light Rescue (set of jaws, lightweight compliment of equipment)
- Water/Dive Rescue
- HazMat Rescue (full sized rescue type vehicle with a full compliment of hazmat equipment)
Wildland (i.e. a brush truck; sub-type not required; smaller chassis, pump, and tank; true off-road design/intention; not a Mini-Pumper or Urban Interface)
Utility/Support
- Equipment Truck (not Light Rescue or HazMat Support)
- Manpower Transport
- Fire Police
- ATV/UTV (not Wildland)
- Maintenance Vehicle (e.g. 12-35)
- Hose Wagon
- Command Vehicle
- HazMat Support (equipment truck or lab-equipped vehicle for hazmat operations)
Boat
- Fireboat (on board pump, master stream)
- Dive boat (no pump, only for dive operations)
- Patrol boat (law enforcement)
- Support boat (Zodiac, inflatable)
Ambulance (sub-type not required)
Aircraft
- Rotary wing/Helicopter
- Fixed wing