fire trucks [2]

Motor vehicles designed to transport fire-fighting personnel and materials and to supply water to the fire hose nozzles.

aerial ladder truck

Motor vehicle equipped with a tower ladder, which is used to fight a fire from above and access the upper reaches of a building from the outside.

ladder pipe nozzle

Device mounted on the end of the telescopic boom; it forms and directs a water jet onto a fire or onto the upper reaches of a building.

outrigger

Device that stabilizes the vehicle when the ladders are deployed.

storage compartment

Compartment used to store fire-fighting material.

top ladder

Sliding ladder that makes up the highest part of the tower ladder.

Mars light

Revolving light on the roof of the moving vehicle; it is used when an operation is in progress.

tower ladder

Set of extension ladders for changing the height of the tower ladder.

telescopic boom

Extensible device that raises the sliding ladders of the tower ladder to the desired height.

turntable mounting

Pivoting device that supports and positions the tower ladder.

elevating cylinder

Device that raises the tower ladder and keeps it stable.

spotlight

Device that emits a concentrated high-intensity light beam; it can be fully rotated.