firefighting apparatus , also: fire apparatus

Engine (fire helmet front color: black) is the basic firefighting apparatus.

In some areas, the terms fire engine and fire truck represent different types of firefighting apparatus.

"The basic firefighting apparatus weighs 20 tons and the opportunity to get hurt is great if there's a collision," he said.

Finally, the introduction of motor driven apparatus in 1911 has led to today's modern firefighting apparatus.

These buildings housed additional firefighting apparatus owned by the Volunteers, including a ladder truck and chemical engine.

In an attempt to save the structure, club member and fire commissioner Fred Moran ordered all available firefighting apparatus to the scene.

Each engines comply with National Fire Protection Association standards for structural firefighting apparatus.

The Uni-Engine ("Klump pump") is a self-contained mobile firefighting apparatus.

Bomb fuses, aircraft engines, and firefighting apparatus flowed from the Outboard factories, along with landing-boat motors for the Navy.

In December 1907, Bull's hotel also burned, although Bull had his own firefighting apparatus and saved most of the outlying buildings and cottages.

The second floor has the toy collection, various pieces of firefighting apparatus and silver trophies won by local firefighters in demonstrations and sporting competitions with other departments.

In addition, setbacks promote fire safety by spacing buildings and their protruding parts away from each other and allow for passage of firefighting apparatus between buildings.

From 10 A.M. to 6 P.M. firefighting apparatus of many vintages from all over the Northeast will converge at the site to compete for prizes.

A few had been firemen in civilian life, so I got them to familiarize themselves with the town¡ s firefighting apparatus, which hadn¡ t been hurt during the siege.

A water tender, also known as a tanker in some regions, is a specialized firefighting apparatus designed for transporting water from a water source to a fire scene.

In 1882, the Spring City Borough Council purchased a new firefighting apparatus from the Silsby Manufacturing Company in New York at a cost of $3600.

NFPA 1901, the Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, is published by the National Fire Protection Association to outline the standard for firefighting apparatus.

The Fire District operates fourteen front-line engines (the fire district does not have a station 11), all of which comply with National Fire Protection Association standards for structural firefighting apparatus.

With these funds the VFD acquires and operates the firefighting apparatus, equips and trains the firefighters, maintains the firehouse, and possibly also covers insurance, worker's compensation, and other post-injury or retirement benefits.

A8 The Navy is equipping all U.S. ships in the Persian Gulf with new damage control and firefighting apparatus as a result of the Iraqi missile attack on the frigate Stark that killed 37 American sailors.

A fire station (also called a fire house, fire hall, or firemen's hall) is a structure or other area set aside for storage of firefighting apparatus such as fire engines and related vehicles, personal protective equipment, fire hoses and other specialized equipment.

(j) The term firefighter means an employee, the duties of whose position are primarily to perform work directly connected with the control and extinguishment of fires or the maintenance and use of firefighting apparatus and equipment, including an employee engaged in this activity who is transferred to a supervisory or administrative position.