Patent ID: 7784554
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: A62C

Abstract:
1. A firefighting vehicle comprising: a chassis; an operator cab supported at a front portion of the chassis and movable relative to the chassis between a transit position and a service position; a fire pump supported by the chassis at least partially under a rear portion of the operator cab, the fire pump comprising; a drive system supported by the chassis and comprising an engine and a transmission, at least the engine being positioned under the operator cab and forward of the fire pump; a tank configured to store a firefighting agent, the tank being supported by the chassis rearward of the operator cab and in fluid communication with a fluid inlet of the fire pump; fire hose connectors at the fluid flow outlet, the fire hose connectors being supported under the rear portion of the cab; and two fluid conduits in fluid communication with the fluid inlet, the conduits being configured to move fluid along a path generally perpendicular to the axis of the fluid inlet.