on this page of the website, we are going to show you some of the different kinds of fire trucks and what each truck is used for.
The Conventional Truck, which is also known as a fire appliance, fire tender, fire engine, water ladder, pumper or pump-ladder, has many ways to pump water onto a fire. The most common way is to pass water from a pump or fire hydrant to a hose that sprays the fire.
The Turntable Ladder is a truck used to gain access at high heights that other fire trucks would not be able to reach.
A Tiller Ladder Truck, which is also known as a hook-and-ladder truck is operated by two drivers and is mostly used in big cities that have very narrow one-way streets.
A Wildland Truck required a vehicle that can handle rough terrain and must have high clearances for wheels and suspension. These trucks are mostly used for vegetation fires and grass fires.
A Water Tender Truck is a truck that's main purpose is to transport large amounts of water to a fire ground so it can be pumped into other fire trucks that extinguish the fire.