Water Tender 3 : A self-propelled appliance with a pump built in usually. It carries a 10. 7 m or 3. 7 m extension ladder, hose reel equipment, a portable firefighting pumpand a tank containing 800-2275 litres of water
H. J. Porter (Chairman - Technical Committee), Dictionary of Fire Technology, The Institution of Fire Engineers, The Victory Press (Leicester) Ltd. 1979 UK. (Fr Tech - Brit) {81}