Fire Apparatus USA 10
Fire Apparatus USA 10 : Types (3): Rescue Apparatus: (2) Rescue Engine/Pumper: A rescue pumper or rescue engine is a purpose-built unit of fire apparatus beyond a typical NFPA Class A rated engine company. The original concept was to marry the capabilities of a heavy rescue squad and that of a class A rated pumper, that is to add 1,000 gpm or greater fire pump and 500 gallons of water. This is a newer concept that first began in the early 1980s. This first design did not include all the supply hose that is usually carried on a typical engine, but had the tool-carrying capacity of a heavy squad, including extrication equipment and the specialized rescue tools not carried on ladder trucks or engine companies. The current design is more like a typical fire engine than a true rescue pumper. Today's rescue engine differs from the original unit concept Rescue Pumper, designed by Fire Chief S. E. Politano, which was simply to add more initial firefighting capabilities (onboard water and pumping capacity) to a heavy rescue squad, not bring heavy rescue squad capabilities to an engine company
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