Walk into a fire station in a city and call an engine (the fire term for
a pumper unit with a small water tank on it) a truck. You will get
escorted out.

Term wise there are.
Engines = Pumper units that can draft water or be fed from a hydrant or
another pumping system.
Tankers = Large tank units that haul as much water as possible and
usually have a pump that is plumbed to fill the tank alone. (you can
hook hand lines up to them but they are low pressure high volume units)
Trucks = These are used to haul ladders or have a hydraulic or
mechanical ladder turntable on them. They are also used to haul
salvage/overhaul gear to the scene.
Rescue = Used to haul the gear needed to extricate people from vehicles,
or other incidents.
Squad = Basically a people transporter to move people and their personal
gear closer to a scene.
Fly Car / Chiefs car = Normally a vehicle for the rapid response of the
command officer or a medic.
Quints and Quads are multi purpose units built to handle a lot of
functions.


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it's more like a jar of jalapenos-
what you do today could burn your ass tomorrow!

"Clif Holland" wrote in message
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Oh sweet j&^%*^.

It's a red truck and used to put out fires. FIRETRUCK.

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Clif


"Steve W." wrote in message
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"R.H." wrote in message
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Four of the six have been answered correctly:







672. Cowboy fence mending tool

673. Fire truck control panel

Hate to get technical but that is not a fire truck. It is a Quint. A
true fire TRUCK doesn't have a pump. It may have a plumbed water
line on
the ladder or up to the platform if it has one.
A Quint is kind of a jack of all trades type rig. It has a ladder
(usually under 75' and most are not plumbed). It has an on board
water
tank and a pump that can supply enough water for the firefighters.
They
also usually have rescue gear on board and can kind of function as a
ane
stop type of rig. The problem is that they are not really set up to
handle each task as well as a dedicated type of unit can.

The panel in question is the main pump panel. If you want nore
detail I
can even tell you what each control does on that panel. It's not our
rig
but I have 4 different engines, tankers and once you get used to the
layouts of common items the rest is easy.



674. This is usually found in the kitchen.

675. Mouse trap

676. Egg scale

677. Similar devices were used by pharmacists, but the one in the
photo
appears to have been made for home use either in the kitchen or
cellar
(though not used for pharmacological purposes).



Several new photos have been posted to the answer page:

http://pzphotosans1181t.blogspot.com/


Rob






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