Rescue Pumper 4
Rescue Pumper 4 : Current Design: 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 fire fighting (on board water and pumping capacity) capabilities to a heavy rescue squad, not bring heavy rescue squad capabilities to an engine company. In comparsion a Heavy Rescue Squad by NFPA is as follows: A heavy rescue vehicle, often referred to as a rescue company, rescue squad, heavy rescue, or simply, fire engine is a type of specialty firefighting or EMS (Emergency Medical Services) apparatus. Essentially oversized toolboxes on wheels, they are primarily designed for technical rescue situations such as auto accidents, rope rescues, swiftwater rescues, or collapses. On the fireground, rescue squads may be responsible for truck company operations (such as structure ventilation, ladder operations, or Rapid Intervention Team operations) or search and rescue. They carry an array of special equipment such as the Jaws of life, wooden cribbing, generators, winches, hi-lift jacks, cutting torches, saws and many other powerful and destructive tools
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