Squrt

The Squrt is an aerial firefighting device developed by the Snorkel Fire Equipment Company.
With the success of its Snorkel, in 1968 the company introduced a smaller, lighter weight aerial device it named the Squrt. This new device resembled the snorkel, but it eliminated the platform allowing a much lighter boom to be used. It was intended to provide a maneuverable elevated master stream that could be mounted on a standard pumper.
The Squrt consisted of a 54-foot articulated boom with a remotely operated nozzle at the tip.
The base of the turntable only required an area of 18"x28" which allowed it to be mounted in the hose bed of a standard pumper, it could also be retrofitted to an existing vehicle.
In 1975 a smaller version with a 35 foot telescoping boom was introduced. While more closely related to the Squrt than the later Tele-Squrt, it would carry the name Tele-Squrt 35.
The Ladder Tower Company acquired Snorkel in 2014 and currently offers the Squrt in the standard 54 foot length.
The proper brand spelling is "Squrt" without the "i."
Category:Aerial devices