Rescue Pumper 5
Rescue Pumper 5 : Current Design: NFPA (National Fire Protection Association in the U. S. ). regulation 1006 and 1670 give guidelines and regulations for the operation of heavy rescue vehicles and also state that all "rescuers" must have medical training to perform any technical rescue operation, including cutting the vehicle itself. Therefore, in most all rescue environments, whether it is an EMS Department or Fire Department that runs the rescue, the actual rescuers who cut the vehicle and run the extrication scene are Medical First Responders, Emergency Medical Technicians, or Paramedics, as a motor vehicle accident has a patient involved. In addition to fire brigades and rescue departments, e. g. tram or railway companies may have their own heavy rescue squads specialized to tram or train accidents. For example, railway rescue squads may carry very specialized equipment for railway accidents like hydraulic jacks with a lifting capacity of 160 metric tons (approx. 176 short tons or 353,000 pounds) - or even more, equipment for moving locomotives horizontally, and equipment for tank car accidents. Rescue squads can also carry the necessary equipment to respond to and deal with Haz-Mat incidents. These types of apparatus may also be equipped with a pump and tank (s) for water and/or foam, but at least they carry materials for decontamination, absorption of chemicals, blocking up a leakage, and protective suits for firefighters
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