As each appliance carries a range of equipment and ladders there is no need for any additional ladders to be carried by aerial vehicles. For a picture and list of pump controls select this link. In addition their new pump shown here displays a digital readout for each delivery showing the flowrate of the water. A safety feature new to pumps here is that if there is more than one line in use and one is shut down, the pump automatically adjusts to maintain the pressure level. All pumps supply two high pressure hose reels approximately 60 M in length.
Couplings have a male and a female end and are run out in the direction of water flow.
Hydrant to pump, pump to fire. The pressure readings on gauges are shown in Bars. All firefighters are Breathing Apparatus trained with two designated to don sets for an initial attack. Small Pumps 1200 litre a minute portable pumps are usually carried on all rural engines to obtain water from rivers etc. Aerial Appliances Turntable ladders are all one piece rigid trucks with no articulated vehicles in use except for some bulk water or foam carriers.