FIRE APPARATUS
ENGINEER/OPERATOR CHAPTER 3
TYPES OF FIRE APPARATUS
fire apparatus - ans--✔✔fire department emergency vehicle used for rescue, fire
suppression, or other specialized functions
NFPA 1901 - ans--✔✔Standard for automotive Fire Apparatus
pumper fire apparatus - ans--✔✔bread and butter of the fire service. most common type of
fire apparatus. terms pumper and engine are used interchangeably
miscellaneous equipment - ans--✔✔portable tools and equipment carried on a fire
apparatus, not including suction hose, fire hose, ground ladders, fixed power sources, hose
reels, cord reels, breathing air systems, or other major equipment or components specified
by the purchaser to be permanently mounted on the apparatus as received from the
apparatus manufacturer.
initial attack fire apparatus - ans--✔✔fire apparatus with a fire pump of at least 250 gpm
capacity, water tank, and hose body, whose primary purpose is to initiate a fire suppression
attack on structural, vehicular, or vegetation fires, and to support associated fire department
operation
chassis - ans--✔✔basic operating motor vehicle, including the engine, frame, and other
essential structural and mechanical parts, but exclusive of the body and all appurtenances
for the accommodation of driver, property, passengers, appliances, or equipment related to
other than control. Common usage might, but need no, include a cab (or cowl)
mobile water supply apparatus - ans--✔✔vehicle designed primarily for transporting
(pickup, transporting, and delivering) water to fire emergency scenes to be applied by other
vehicles or pumping equipment. also known as tanker or tender.
aerial fire apparatus - ans--✔✔vehicle equipped with an aerial ladder, elevating platform, or
water tower that is designed and equipped to support firefighting and rescue operations by
positioning personnel, handling materials, providing continuous egress, or discharging
water at positions elevated from the ground
ENGINEER/OPERATOR CHAPTER 3
TYPES OF FIRE APPARATUS
fire apparatus - ans--✔✔fire department emergency vehicle used for rescue, fire
suppression, or other specialized functions
NFPA 1901 - ans--✔✔Standard for automotive Fire Apparatus
pumper fire apparatus - ans--✔✔bread and butter of the fire service. most common type of
fire apparatus. terms pumper and engine are used interchangeably
miscellaneous equipment - ans--✔✔portable tools and equipment carried on a fire
apparatus, not including suction hose, fire hose, ground ladders, fixed power sources, hose
reels, cord reels, breathing air systems, or other major equipment or components specified
by the purchaser to be permanently mounted on the apparatus as received from the
apparatus manufacturer.
initial attack fire apparatus - ans--✔✔fire apparatus with a fire pump of at least 250 gpm
capacity, water tank, and hose body, whose primary purpose is to initiate a fire suppression
attack on structural, vehicular, or vegetation fires, and to support associated fire department
operation
chassis - ans--✔✔basic operating motor vehicle, including the engine, frame, and other
essential structural and mechanical parts, but exclusive of the body and all appurtenances
for the accommodation of driver, property, passengers, appliances, or equipment related to
other than control. Common usage might, but need no, include a cab (or cowl)
mobile water supply apparatus - ans--✔✔vehicle designed primarily for transporting
(pickup, transporting, and delivering) water to fire emergency scenes to be applied by other
vehicles or pumping equipment. also known as tanker or tender.
aerial fire apparatus - ans--✔✔vehicle equipped with an aerial ladder, elevating platform, or
water tower that is designed and equipped to support firefighting and rescue operations by
positioning personnel, handling materials, providing continuous egress, or discharging
water at positions elevated from the ground
