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engine = pumper = vehicle with big pump and big water tank aerial = vehicle with 100 foot ladder ... on east coast mostly they are called "Ladders" ... on west coast mostly they are called "Trucks" ... just look at some photos ... you will see we estimate that 50% of aerials also have big pumps and big water tanks ... they are called 'quints' ... 50% of aerials have zero water on board ... mostly in the big cities ... if NYC started to put pumps and water tanks on their ladder trucks, every other FD in the US would follow within 5 years other common fire vehicles in usa are brush trucks ... maybe 4 wheel drive ... have small pump and small water tank tanker trucks ... usually carry more than 1,500 gallons of water ... called 'water tenders' in California because they are special ... the pump on a tanker is usually 500 gpm ... the pump on an 'engine' is usually 1,250 gpm rescue trucks ... have rescue tools ... usually do not have any water on board -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/massfire/CAFXWwKZ9BmpKDtLo2UQOBvvijxfEOqo20C_ab8OeLxwP4wzbJQ%40mail.gmail.com.
