Equipment Overview
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Equipment Overview
Irish Fire Appliances although under the control of 30 different fire authorities have a fairly similar set of equipment of equipment on board. All fire brigades have as their frontline appliances a class b water tender with a range of equipment for firefighting, rescue, extrication, hazardous materials and some trauma cases depending on the level of medical training. (In Dublin all firefighters are Paramedics so they carry a larger range of medical equipment than any other brigade)
Specialist vehicles will carry more equipment to deal with specific incidents that require more equipment. e.g. heavy rescue for a larger vehicle road traffic collision or a turntable ladder for aerial rescue or a water tower.
Equipment Carried on a Standard Fire Appliance
Firefighting Equipment
10 lengths of 70mm dia. 25 metre large hose,
3 water branches all with spray diffuser pattern and 0.3mm droplet making capability.
2 hose becketts / slings to carry the weight of vertically suspended hose,
Box containing hand axes, landing wheel valves (water supply in high rise) ship to shore hose connection, lift keys, gas keys, various hose connections.
6 x 45mm dia hose 25 metres long,
1x 6 metre length of 100mm hose for ships and large mains,
2 x 55 metre first aid hose reels attached to engine.
1 x Hand Stirrup pump for chimney fires
1 bucket and shovel for chimney fires,
2 x Sets of Chimney rods,
Breathing apparatus guideline tags and tabard for officer,
2 x 60 metre breathing apparatus guidelines
Breathing apparatus tally board,
4 suction spanners,
4 Lengths of 2.44metre hard suction,
4 shovels,
1 wrecking steel bar about 1700mm long,
1 ceiling hook,
1 county type standpipe,
1 ball valve type standpipe,
1 standard lugtype standpipe
2 key and bars for opening hydrants and turning on water,
1 water key for turning off water supplies outside a premises.
Various size false spindles for hydrant valves,
1 foam making branch (450 Litres Minute),
Foam induction tube,
1 foam solution inductor to pick up foam from a container,
1 9 litre maip fire extinguisher,
1 9 Litre drypower fire extinguishers,
2 Carbon dioxide fire extinguishers,
1 portable water pump to obtain water from rivers etc that the main fire engine cannot get down to,
1 dividing breeching for splitting one line of large hose into two,
1 collector head for the portable pump to connect main hose supplying water to it,
10 Litre drum of petrol for the portable pump,
Earthing cable and insulating poles for the Luas light rail system (only in Dublin)
Selection of ropes including a lowering line with two loops at one end.
Salvage sheets for protecting peoples carpets!
2 large high reflective road traffic accident signs,
4 rubber hose ramps to allow cars to drive over hose,
Suction basket and strainer to sieve water going into the pump from a river etc.
2 gorse beaters (long poles with flexible rubber mat on one end)
4 Drums of Alcoseal 3-6% Low expansion foam
1 Positive Pressure Ventilation Fan
Rescue Equipment
1x 50 metre dropline which crews carry into a high building and drop out the window to hoist up hose etc.
13.5 metre 3 section aluminum main ladder,
10.5 metre aluminum 2 section main ladder,
5.1 metre folding aluminum roof ladder,
4.5 metre 2 section short extension ladder,
Set of wooden cribbing blocks for stabilizing cars in road traffic accidents,
1 x Large felling axe.
5 x Small hand axes.
1 x Sledgehammer.
1 x Crowbar.
1 x Door persuader.
2 x bolt cutters,
1 x large angle grinder con saw petrol driven,
1 x battery operated reciprocating saw
Tool box
2 sets of electrical gloves
Glass management kit for vehicle windscreen including Glassmaster© saw and soft patient protection,
2 x teardrops. Hard plastic protection for patients while in a vehicle being cut up.
A Holmatro pump with 2 tool outlets (720 bar operating pressure)
1 x cutters,
1 x spreaders,
1 x large ram,
1 vehicle sill support for use primarily with the holmatro ram.
2 chains fitted with tip that can be placed on the Holmatro spreaders and snap hooks.
Hazardous Materials
2 disposable gas tight suits
Hazardous chemicals reference books,
Gas detection unit,
Warning Devices
Set of insulated poles and earthing cable equipment for use on the Luas light rail overhead cables in Dublin,
4 blue flashing beacons for road accidents,
1 drag for pulling out rubbish from fires,
1 large yard sweeping brush,
1 Manual back up hydraulic pump for extrication equipment,
2 Airbag protection devices to prevent late airbag deployment on a rescuer / casualty,
Set of collapsible road traffic cones,
Searchlight on 90 metre reel,
2 x 20 tonne lighting capacity airbags and control unit.
Warning tape,
Spray can for vehicle position marking,
2 Drums of Alcoseal 3-6% Low expansion foam
Miscellaneous
Hand radios,
Intrinsically safe torches.
Water Rescue
2x 18 metre floating throwlines and bags for water rescue,
2 drysuits , buoyancy aids and associated equipment for Swiftwater rescue operations.
2 Sets of waders for flooding,
6 Lifejackets,
2 x 50 metre floating lines
Floating hose kit
First Aid Items
Items vary as Dublin Fire Brigade would carry far more medical equipment due to all firefighters being Paramedics and some advanced Paramedics
Physiocontrol 500 defibrillator
1 x Set of 6 Stiff Neck immobilization collars.
1 x Small oxygen.
Dressings.
Water Gel for burns.
Sphygmomanometer (blood pressure cuff and gauge).
Stethoscope.
Selection of oxygen masks and airways.
Blankets.
Adult and paediatric bag valve mask.
Larngyeal Mask Airways
Glucose,
Glucose,
Adrenaline
Nalaxone
Glucagon
Aspirin
Calpol
Gylcerol Tri Nitrate Spray
Glucometer