page_title: Vigili del Fuoco
section_title: Primary vehicles
hierarchical_section_title: Vigili del Fuoco / Equipment / Technical Equipment / Primary vehicles
caption_attribution_description: Photo of Army Parade in Rome, 2 june 2006, Festa della Repubblica Italiana. Vigili del Fuoco (fireman) trucks
context_page_description: The Vigili del Fuoco is Italy's institutional agency for fire and rescue service. It is part of the Ministry of Interior's Dipartimento dei Vigili del Fuoco, del Soccorso Pubblico e della Difesa Civile. The Corps' task is to provide safety for people, animals and property, and to give technical assistance to industries, and provide fire prevention advice. It also ensures public safety in terrorist emergencies such as chemical, bacteriological, radiological and nuclear attacks.
  The word Vigili comes from the Latin word Vigiles, which means "who is part of certain guards". The complete official name is Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco.
context_section_description: The most common is the APS, which stands for "autopompa serbatoio" (pump tank), used for fires, traffic accidents, etc. These means have specific equipment (hoses, hook ladder, retractor, saw, cutter, etc..) and a fair flow of water.
  The "autoscala" is a ladder vehicle used to reach high floors, trees, etc. It can reach heights of 20 mt up to 50 mt in larger vehicles.
  L'"autobotte pompa" (ABP) (pump) allows a big flow of water (about 8000lt.).
caption: Italian Fire Service vehicles with an Astra crane on the left and a Magirus turntable ladder on the right, Army Parade in Rome, 2 June 2006.
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