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Turntable ladder facts for kids
Light Turntable ladder built by Opel.
A Turntable ladder is a kind of fire truck use for attack the fire in height. It's generally a truck with a mobile ladder. Some had a cradle.
Images for kids
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Fire engine operated by the London Fire Brigade in the United Kingdom
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E-One fire engine in action. Huachuca City, Arizona, 2010.
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An example of an engine, which can be identified in part by the pump panel on the side. Compartments in the rear hold essential tools for different types of emergency calls, and the apparatus often holds a reserve of water as well. This truck contains about 1,000 gallons of water.
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Conventional pumper of Fire and Rescue NSW in Wagga Wagga, Australia
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Quint 13 belonging to Fort Lauderdale.
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Several aerial apparatus in use at a fire in Los Angeles
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A tender capable of holding up to 2,000 gallons of water. This tanker can also act as an engine, as you can see from the pump panel on the side, which is not universal among all tankers in the fire service.
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LBFD Crash 3 responding to a call at Long Beach Airport.
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One of the simplest forms of hand tub type fire engines, engraving from the mid 17th century in Germany
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Manually drawn fire pump in service in Edinburgh in 1824.
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An example of a tower from the United States. This one represents the Fort Johnson, New York fire company.
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Tiller-quint of the Los Angeles Fire Department manufactured by American LaFrance
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Type 3 fire engine belonging to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
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A New Zealand Fire Service command unit, 2009
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Kei car fire truck in Japan
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National Forests Office (France) fire engine with roll over protection structures.