Today, we would like to thank all the firefighters that risk their lives to keep us safe.
Firefighters have a tough job, and they can use all the help they can get.
From land, air, and sea these vehicles are giving them just what they need.
This is Glenn and today we are bringing you 15 firefighting machines that help quench those blazes.
Number Fifteen
Initially produced by Canadair and then by Bombardier beginning in 1967 the Scooper has
three models including the CL-215, CL-215T, and the CL-415.
The CL 215 was built to be a specialist firebomber over dense forest regions.
Powered by two Twin Wasp R-2800 radial engines, these can scoop up to 1440 gallons of water
in 12 seconds from a groundwater source.
Number Fourteen
The Unimog U-5023 with the optional double crew cab provides enough room for up to seven
crew members, and its round roof hatch allows for firefighting directly from inside the
cab while transporting materials, tools and other implements.
It wets the tires and windscreen if the flames come too close to the vehicle and the heat-protection
package includes extra coverings for necessary cables and tubes to protect them from heat.
The transmission with its off-road group can be driven at extremely low speeds even over
rough terrain while different power take-offs allow the outfitting and operation of fire-fighting
centrifugal pumps, winches, generators, hydraulic tippers or loading cranes.
With the Unimog, the crew of firefighters can reach their destination even under the
harshest conditions, whether its mud, sand, or boulders.
Number Thirteen
Munson Boats, out of Burlington, Wash., specializes in the design and construction of aluminum
landing craft.
An abundance of open deck space, numerous high-speed options, water-tight compartmentalized
hulls, and a drop-down bow door are vital ingredients for any fire or rescue boat.
has a 2500 gallon per minute fire pump with
two bow monitors, a rooftop monitor, and 8 fire hose hydrants.
Electronics include 3 multifunction displays with 36-mile radar, black box sounder, infrared
and 6 wireless headsets.
Winning the Best Fireboat Builder Award by Work Boat World Magazine gives testament to
the capabilities, quality, and design.
Number Twelve
The LUF 60 with an adjustable Flow rate from 105 to 790 gallons of water per minute is
a remote-controlled extinguishing robot that can be used in a fire where no firefighters
can go.
This has been built for large fires with an extinguishing-capacity up to 4,750 gallons
of water per minute.
A crawler track system gives this mobility as well as flexibility making it capable of
bulldozing barriers out of the way.
This will operate in most difficult circumstances, including large oil refinery type fires.
Number Eleven
The Conair Firecat, also called the “Turbo Tracker,” is a firefighting plane that is
used by France’s Sécurité Civile that Currently operates a fleet of nine aircraft
which are scheduled for retirement by 2022.
These come with a pair of Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A and 67AF turboprops and carry
water in an 870-gallon retardant tank.
Number Ten
Erickson Incorporated, a global aerial services company that has fought fires for nearly 50
years owns a fleet of 20, S-64 Aircrane helicopters, and the Aircrane Helitanker is recognized
as one of the most massive and most efficient fire-fighting machines in the world.
This is equipped with a 2,650 gallons tank capable of snorkeling fresh or saltwater helping
in both the initial attack of fast-moving fires and structure protection.
The Aircrane is capable of picking up water in areas a fixed-wing aircraft cannot, and
it is able to come in for precision placement of the water on and around residential properties.
Number Nine
Global Emergency Response, the U.S.-based joint Canadian-Russian-American venture has
been trying to sell the Ilyushin plane, a 180-ton airplane that dumps more than three
times the amount of water carried by the most significant U.S. air tankers, to the United
States for fighting large fires.
The Ilyushin plane is a 1970s retrofitted military transport jet, that can deliver up
to 10,000 gallons of water, from two huge tanks in either one or two large drops.
Even though this is used in a few areas in the world this has been refused by the U.S.
Forest Service due to drawbacks such as being too big, going at too high of speeds, it can’t
scoop up water or drop retardant, and it can’t land at many airports.
Number Eight
In 2016 the Port of Long Beach, California received its new Fireboat, the 108-foot Protector
The Protector has 10 water cannons and can shoot out 41,000 gallons of water per minute
up to 600 feet.
The boat is equipped with a 40-ton bollard for towing, a dive platform, an onboard crane,
boom deployment to contain spills, a command information center, and facilities for medical
treatment.
The boat has a military-grade HVAC system to protect the crew from airborne contaminants,
and the deckhouse citadel can be sealed from chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear
threats.
Number Seven
The L-188 Electra was the first large turboprop airliner built in the US.
Unfortunately, orders for the plane stopped after two fatal crashes.
After changes were made to the design for safety, the Electra was allowed to continue
firefighting, and still flies today.
One of the most effective large-capacity air tankers for the control of wildfires the L-188
Electra is fast, maneuverable, has a lower cost than "next-generation" Airtankers and
can carry 3000 gallons of fire retardant.
The four turbine engines of this aircraft have a range of 4 hours and the power to fight
fires in the most extreme conditions.
Coupled with the computerized constant and variable flow RADS II tank the performance
is unsurpassed by any other turbine-powered air tanker.
Number Six
After years of perfecting the Bulldog Extreme 4x4 brush truck, Howe and Howe Tech has provided
firefighters with a permanent solution to devastating wildfires.
With a 300-1000 Gallon per minute pump capacity, the Bulldog can deliver more than 2,000 gallons
of water or foam to remote areas.
The Bulldogs size and durability, bumper sprayers to monitor nozzles to engineered approach,
departure angels to skid plates, quick release mud flaps to drop bumpers, and full tube chassis
protection make this the most thought out firefighting platform money can buy.
By streamlining factory production and perfecting the engineering process, Howe and Howe Tech
has been able to reduce the Bulldog’s final cost while increasing its overall capability.
Number Five
The new Rosenbauer 8 by 8 PANTHER is produced at the Wyoming, Minnesota facility of Rosenbauer
America.
The sleek, high-tech truck is a totally integrated vehicle and fire extinguishing system designed
for high-performance, precision firefighting.
This uses 3,000 gallons of water, 400 gallons of foam, and 500 pounds of dry chemical with
an optional 460-pound clean agent system.
The pump has a capacity of 2350 gallons per minute at 180 psi, with the high reach turret
having a capacity of up to 1500 gallons per minute and the low turret having a capacity
of 1250 gallons per minute.
The panoramic windshield offers improved safety and vision, and the crew is protected in a
crash-tested cabin which exceeds the world's most strict safety requirements.
Number Four
These single-engine amphibious airplanes are also extremely useful in firefighting due
to their maneuverability and ability to take off just about anywhere.
Powered by a 1,350 horsepower Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67F engine, this has a working speed
around 125 miles per hour when fighting a fire, 172 miles per hour when cruising, and
a range of 800 miles.
The Fire Boss operates at around 75 miles per hour, and because they are light and nimble
when skimming across the water, they can scoop up to 820 gallons of water from sources close
to the fire.
The main tanks are capable of dispersing water, foam, gel or fire retardant.
Number Three
Developed by the Dutch, the M.T.C.R.
Micro Turbine Cafs Robot or “Compressed Air Foam System” Robot has a 4-cylinder
Hatz diesel engine that was adapted to run on Kerosene.
This fire robot moves on a crawler chassis, has a length of 18 feet, a width of 5 and
a half feet, and uses compressed air to force out a mixture of water and foam.
The turbines blow, full open, at nearly 6340 gallons of water per second through the nozzles.
This is easy to transport by air with hooks on the chassis and platform.
The platform with the turbines can go up and down and back and forth while the caterpillar
undercarriage rotates around its own axis, so a fire can be fought at different heights
and angles.
Number Two
Dubbed the most powerful fire boat in the world
Designed by Robert Allan Ltd. of British Columbia, and built by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders
of Washington, the 115-foot Warner L. Lawrence (called Fireboat 2) was acquired by the Los
Angeles Fire Department in 2003.
Fireboat 2 is powered by twin 1,800-horsepower MTU 12v4000 engines, will do up to 13 knots,
and comes equipped with a retractable diving platform, an Alaska Marine Crane with a 50-foot
telescoping boom, and a fully equipped EMS room.
This has ten fire monitors including large monitors that shoot water 600 feet at 14,500
gallons per minute and two under wharf nozzles in the stern discharge water at 2,000 gallons
per minute.
Number One
The Global SuperTanker, a modified Boeing 747-400 that can carry 18,000 gallons of fire
retardant, can drop a line of retardant for a mile-and-a-half.
But it's not just the speed and size that make this powerful; its pressurized tank system
atomizes the water when it's released, rather than just dumping it, meaning it won't crush
cars or buildings, and a resident or firefighter who happens to be under this big dump of water
will get wet, but won't get killed.
Another plane that was having a tough time getting to fight fires because of the U.S.
Forest Service got activated by California to fight its first U.S. wildfire in August
2017 and was used during the latest fires, including the Camp Fire in Northern California.
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