Patent ID: 6915860

Claim:
A fire truck, comprising: a high ground-clearance motorized vehicle having a chassis, a passenger compartment mounted to the chassis and located at a forward portion of the vehicle, an engine mounted to the chassis and located at the forward portion of the vehicle, and drive wheels mounted to the chassis; a quenching agent tank mounted to the chassis behind the passenger compartment, the quenching agent tank comprising: a first tank portion; and a second tank portion located between the first tank portion and the chassis, a width of the second tank portion being greater than a width of the first tank portion and a length of the second tank portion being greater than a length of the first tank portion thereby forming a walkway on a top surface of the second tank portion and adjacent the first tank portion, a distance between the chassis and a center of mass of the quenching agent tank being less than approximately 46 centimeters, and a view from the passenger compartment being substantially 360° around the passenger compartment, the view being substantially unobstructed by the quenching agent tank; a quenching agent pump and fire hose reel mounted to the top surface of the second tank portion, behind the first tank portion; and a fire hose retaining structure mounted to a top surface of the first tank portion.