Apparatus resources - Essay Example

Fire Apparatus Resources The fire apparatus resources are the back bone of firefighting and civil defense like emergency and rescue organizations. Following is a list of major firefighting equipments that work as fire apparatus resources.CategorySpecificationsPurchase CostCurrent ValueReplacement costEngine-AerialsCustom 104 feet Aerial platform with Cummins ISM, 500 HP Diesel engine, Allison 400EVS Automatic Transmission, 300 Gallons Poly tank, 1500GPM pump,49.9 feet overall Length, four 2 inches discharge, one 4 inches discharge feeding waterway (Product, n. p). Very high and vary manufacturer to manufacturerVery highVery highEngine-PumpFirefighting Pump Engine with Cummins ISC 285-285 HP Diesel Engine, Allison MD 3560P Automatic Transmission, 1000 Gallon UPF Poly Tank and 1250 GPM Front Mount Pump capacity, 31 feet 1 overall Length.

Quite high and vary manufacturer to manufacturehighQuite highTanker5000-Gallon Elliptical Hawk Tanker having ISX12 400 HP Diesel Engine, Allison, 4000 EVS 6-Speed Automatic Transmission, 5000 Gallon Elliptical Poly Tank Capacity, One 10 inches round Air operated tank Dump with 22 inches extension, Two 2 inches tank fills, Chevron pattern striping with 34 feet 6 inches length.high and vary manufacturer to manufacturerhighhighRescues12-Feet Response Unit with Maxx Force 7 300-HP Diesel Engine, Allison 1000 EVS Automatic Transmission, Two single Air bottle compartments, One (1) each side wheel well, Two (2) dual Air bottle compartments, one (1) each side wheel, Two Vertical Pull out tool boards, right side compartments, Two Flame Fighter Walk-away Air Pack brackets, left side compartments.

High and vary from manufacturer to manufacture and model selectedHighHighLaddersSingle fixed (12- 24 feet) and varying length (6- 32 feet ), Extension Ladders (12-35), Combination Ladders range from 8-14 feet, Sections Ladders (2-4 sections, max. 50 feet) Generally Aluminum ladders have moderate cost moderatemoderateFire Extinguishers Class A, B, C, D, E and F (Fire Extinguishers n. p). Moderate cost valueaveragelowFirefighting FoamsAqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), Alcohol Resistant (AR-AFFF), Synthetic – medium or high expansion types (detergent), Class “A” Foam Concentrate, Wetting Agent Fluoroprotein, Protein, Film Forming Fluoroprotein (FFFP)Moderate cost valueNot applicableNot ApplicableTool SetPliers, Wrenches, Screw Drivers, Special Rescue Tools Average cost valueLess than averageAverage value Works Cited “Products”.

alexisfire.com. Alexis Fire Equipment Company. n. d. Web. 29 Oct.2013.“Fire Extinguishers.” cariboufire.net. Caribo Fire & Ambulance. n. d. Web. 29 Oct.2013.