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Pumper / Rescue / Hazmat Appliance
Pumper, Rescue and Hazmat appliance

649, based at St Marys 529, based at Whyalla

This appliace type carries the same equipment as the standard Pumper appliance, but additional to this list are the Road Crash Rescue tools, and the specialist Hazardous Material spillage handling equipment.

The type number for this appliance is '9'.

Specifications

Each Pumper appliance carries a basic set of equipment, which can include:

Breathing Apparatus
Hazmat
RCR Heavy / Light
Rope Rescue
Lighting
Generator
PPV Fan
Rubber Hose (side line)
25mm layflat hose
64 mm filler length
38 mm hose
64 mm hose
Suction hose
Standpipe & key
Rake hoe
Knap sack
First Aid kit
GRN radio
GRN handheld radio
VHF and/or UHF hand held radio
Foam
Assorted Extinguishers
Firelighter
Safety vests
Traffic Cones

Additional equipment may be carried on the Pumper appliance, depending on the brigade requirements. This equipment may include:

Halligan tool
GPS Unit
Chainsaw

For details on other SAMFS appliances, goto the SAMFS Appliance page

Please Note: The above information is provided as an example of a typical appliance of this type. Actual equipment and configuration of appliances may vary to suit requirements of the station to which it belongs.