Fire-fighting vehicle (track vehicle)
The Fire Commander is a tracked vehicle. It combines traditional and modern fire extinguishing technologies to fight large scale fires, e. g.:
- on oil-wells, oil- and gas-pipelines
- in chemical and power plants
- in forests
- on airports
The Fire Commander is based on the tank type Leopard 1 with a tracked chassis. Its fire extinguishing equipment represents latest technology. Owing to its multifunctional application the Fire Commander can be classified as a special type of most modern fire extinguishing vehicles, offering the following properties for fire fighting:
- outstanding off-road qualities
- various fire fighting alternatives
- preparation of firebreaks
- rescue and recovery
- Two 1 litre IFEX hand impulse guns with 100 m long hoses on reels are mounted at the rear.
There are two connections for fire extinguishing hoses (B and C) at the rear of the Fire Commander.
- Five water-nozzles installed at the front (5-6 bar) can be used to extinguish surface of fires or alternatively for preventive soaking.
The Fire Commander, powered by an 830 HP engine, is able to transmit great force onto the swept-back dozer blade. With such a force it can excavate ditches of considerable depth and prepare firebreaks to arrest the advance of a fire and also overturn obstacles.
- With its multiple properties the Fire Commander is also capable of carrying out rescue operations.
The Fire Commander is able to carry out fire fighting tasks even for a longer period at higher temperatures:
- Owing ot its self-cooling device, a tubing system with special nozzles
- It oxygen is lacking the crew can use a compressed air breathing apparatus providing additional breathing air. A similar system can provide the engine with extra combusion air.
- Filling of the water tank from open waters
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