Required Equipment per NFPA 1901 |
40 cubic feet of compartments for equipment storage. |
Hose Storage |
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If the apparatus is equipped with a pump and a tank, it must have
two areas, each 3.5 cu ft for 1 1/2" or larger preconnected hose. |
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Ground Ladders |
One folding (attic) ladder, min 10ft |
Two roof ladders, min 16ft |
One combination ladder, min 14ft |
One extension ladder, min 24ft |
One extension ladder, min 35ft |
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Two 6lb flathead axe |
Three 6lb pickhead axe |
Two 6ft pike pole or plaster hook |
Two 8ft or longer pike pole |
Two 12ft or longer pike pole |
Two 3ft to 4ft pike poles w/ D handles |
Two crow bars |
Two claw tools |
Two 12lb sledgehammers |
Four portable hand lights |
One dry chemical portable fire extinguisher w/ minimum 80-BC rating |
One 2 1/2 gallon water extinguisher |
One SCBA complying with NFPA 1981 for each assigned seating
position, but not less than four. |
One spare SCBA cylinder for each SCBA carried. |
One first aid kit |
Six salvage covers, 12ft X 18ft min. |
Four combination spanner wrenches |
Two scoop shovels |
One hose roller |
One pair bolt cutters, 24in min |
Four Class I life safety harness meeting the requirements of NFPA
1983 |
150ft of one person life safety rope |
150ft of two person life safety rope |
Two 150ft lengths of utility rope having a breaking strength of at
least 5000lb |
four wheel chocks. |
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Recommended Equipment per NFPA 1901 |
Three portable floodlights (500W) |
Two round point shovels |
Two electric cord reels, 200ft each |
Three 2-wire to 3-wire adapters |
One smoke ejector, 5000 cu. Ft/min minimum |
Two 10-ton hydraulic jacks |
Two 20-ton hydraulic jacks |
One pair insulated wire cutters |
Four salvage covers, 12ft x 18ft |
Two floor runners, 3ft x 18ft |
Four mops |
Four brooms |
Four squeegees with handles |
Two mop ringers with buckets |
One roll of tar paper or plastic sheeting |
Twelve std. Sprinkler heads (assorted types) |
Two claw hammers |
One heavy duty stapler |
Six sprinkler stops/wedges |
One set of sprinkler head wrenches |
Two pairs safety goggles |
One power saw |
Four hand saws |
One portable thermal cutting unit |
One rescue-type tool with extension rams and assorted lengths of
chain |
One set of air bags |
One deoderizer unit, power operated |
One water pickup vacuum |
Assorted rolls of tape |
One pneumatic rescue cushion |
One stokes basket |
One gas shutoff wrench |
One submersible-type pump |
Two pair lineman's gloves |
Four bale/mattress hooks |
Two four-tine forks |
Two blankets |
One block and tackle |
One life gun with ammunition |
One water shutoff with wrench |