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Permalink Reply by Karr Quintero on October 17, 2010 at 9:48am

an on deck water cannon?

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Permalink Reply by Brian Dumser on October 30, 2010 at 6:04pm

1. Pump and roll capability.

2. Foam and/or dry chemical.

3. Bumper mounted turret.

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Permalink Reply by Khalid Al on October 30, 2010 at 6:13pm

yes there's a water cannon on top...i need to know your advice how can i trust an asian factory if they are going to make the fire truck exactly as in the specs i got from them. What quality issues should i be asking for? especially that it's my first time ordering a fire truck. plus i am unable to visit the factory..there's also another problem i need your advice..i have to order a Reserve tank for water and foam. the capacity will be 1500Gallon Water + foam. This reserve tank, i have no idea of how it looks or what specs should i been asking for. The fire truck will be used to put off fires in aircraft of a small landing airway in the middle of a desert..so the reserve tank is to supply and back up the small fire truck capacity. i was thinking of a trailer mounted reserve tank to be transported by a 4 x 4 truck to the site of fire in case..what do you think??

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Salinger on October 31, 2010 at 6:37am

Roof mounted turret could be more useful

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Permalink Reply by Vic Silverfish on October 31, 2010 at 7:40am

We use Isuzu truck in NSW. Very nice. They seem to be quite reliable and survive the Australian summer pretty well.

If a jet catches fire, 2400 litres isn't going to get you very far. I like the idea of towing around a spare tank behind a 4x4. It would be great if you could build a basic hydrant system (4" PVC pipe 6" under ground with really basic risers every 1000 or so. You're in the Yemeni desert, so it shouldn't freeze.) But that's money you may not have. If it's for firefighting only, you could leave it dry and pump dirty or salt water through it. Heck, have a pick-up truck with 1000' of supply line follow the pumper with a single guy to manage water supply.

The next problem you will have is constantly flowing foam if there is a fire. Again, I think simple trailers with foam buckets pre-positioned with a designated person to shuttle them to the fire will get you pretty far. The driver does not need to be a fire fighter, he could be a mechanic or just about anyone who is on station 24x7 and has no other job during a fire. In fact, once the water supply pick-up has laid out his hose, he could go back and start shuttling foam.

Finally you'll need to pump-and-roll. If the truck can't lay down a foam path (basically blanket your runway with foam) it is not fit to purpose. For jets, this could be a long runway. In the desert with no humidity, you'll need to lay it on heavy so it dosen't dry out.

Drop me a message. I can go on for page after page about procurement, and I love putting together a solution on a shoestring budget.

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