Contrary to the item you buy Dodge, requires purchase of a fire engine, appointed for the design process, because each hand-built truck standards. The committee has designed the truck around the equipment to be placed in the truck.
Fire Truck Committee needs to know what the truck is used, ie, the rescue truck, pumper engine, ladder truck, trucks, forest, where the devices should be positioned to effectively and efficiently, pumps of sufficient size, whichsections are needed and where the gauges should be placed. It should work with the manufacturers of the entire process to go through. This is supported by the fire should be able to meet the specific needs of the fire department.
Ken Carpenter, a fire engineer, Boulder, Colorado, has worked with people Sutphen fire, Pierce fire trucks and other manufacturers planning Rocky Mountain Fire trucks. With years of experience in the motor as aengineer in Boulder City, Ken knows what it takes to design a good fire engine. "In the engine, I do not mean just the engine itself," said Ken. A fire engine with spray pumps, instrumentation, operation of pumps, nozzles and hoses to record the various adapters, tools, crashing cars to rescue people who have accidents and break into a burning house on fire. All these elements are organized so they are easily accessible due tofire, time is not money, then someone's life.
"The most relevant aspect of my job is to help people," said Ken. I understand that the control and help them back into control. "Ken started his career as a volunteer firefighter in January 1995. At that time, he worked as a mechanic in the city of Boulder. He has enjoyed volunteering so much that in August 1999 he was hired as a full-time firefighter. Hamar for the engineer, and currently responsible forkeep the fire trucks. 15 engine, this is no small thing.
Ken always mechanics. He participated in the bike as a kid. He then proceeded to dismantle the cars and motorcycles. The process is now the head of a mechanical idea. Then move the paper and the work of the manufacturer, plans to work with the implementation of the Fire Engines. This process is what he loves best in his work.
The hardest part of Ken's work is already in placeall the younger guys. The 45-year-old man, he is considered one of the older firefighters. This will require great physical strength to fight the fire. While the fire, firefighters are working to the maximum level of performance, high stress for several hours. Good physical and mental health is essential to cope with stress, because they often get a call in the middle of the night, no sleep mode in 60 seconds during an emergency. This is a fight against the fire of the top five most stressful jobs.In addition to being one of the ten most dangerous jobs, it puts the firefighters at high risk of heart attack.
The most frustrating problem Ken deal with the public, who are not involved in the accident, and that does not come out the way to the fire truck to pass through. Personal vehicles are now manufactured in a better seal, more people who speak for mobile phones, listening to the stereo, and / or their children, do not realize is that running"Emergent" and they just keep driving.
Fire equipment, first, to rescue people who have an accident. Just ask the editor of the trade instruments, Rick Schwolsky what it means.
Ken's favorite tool for the fire engine, but here's a list to show you everything about it:
1. Jaws of Life - Hurst's hydraulic machine - this is used to force the doors off the vehicle was crushed in the accident - to identify the victims.
2. Hydraulic cylinder - used to removesteering wheel or the floor of the vehicle
3. Hydraulic cutters - used to cut the chassis of a car or removing the roof.
4. Stihl Chainsaw utility
5. Petrol Stihl Saw
6. Rescue saws Stihl Gasoline cut through the roof.
7. Different axes, pike poles and lifting and cutting tools - Ken's idea was to put on a swing stand
8. SCBA - SCBA
9. Nozzles, adapters - means a large amount of water splashing
10. Pump- 1500 gpm "Waterous" St. Paul, Minnesota
11. Suction pump to pump water from lakes
12. Ice and water rescue equipment, including helmets and climbing a small surfboard in the water rescue.
13. Station assets include the Makita battery drills, Craftsman compressor and various hand tools.
and, of course: assessment
