Guide to Extreme Fire Equipment
The Swiss Fire Train
Operated by the Swiss Federal Railway
Photos by
www.firetrucks.ch
The pumper has a tank of over 44'000 liters of
water, 1'000 liters of foam and 500 kg of dry chemical. The pump delivers
over 6'000 liters/minute. Two booster lines are directly hooked on the pump.
In addition, there are two water deckguns
The material unit has a 50 kVA generator. A
compressor delivers 950 liters of breathing air a minute. A mobile emergency
power supply, a mobile pump and hazmat material complete the equipment of
this unit.
The rescue unit consists of a sealed container
with a sluice, which enables up to 60 persons to take cover for over three
hours. In addition there are 14 breathing apparatus and a stock of 491'000
liters of breathing air.
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