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