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Has the CAFS system that allows you extinctions high buildings load up with insignificant losses
The Department of Fire Prevention and Extinction of Murcia City Council added to its fleet a new fire engine vehicle is capable of performing heavy extinction in high-rise buildings with negligible pressure loss.
It also has the novel function of multiplying the extinguishing capability of water contained up to ten times due to low consumption that can reach (up to a minimum of 80 liters per minute).
You may have this vehicle in extinction at full capacity without refueling to exceed 40 minutes.
The new heavy vehicle purchased (BUP) is a Mercedes-Benz chassis 15,000 kilos and 290 horsepower, duplicate cab to carry four firefighters with his command, which has been incorporated into a water tank of 3,500 liters capacity and 150 liters of foam.
The bomb, combined with low and high pressure flows to exceed three cubic meters per minute, is unique in the Region of Murcia for their ability to ultra-precise dosage foam concentrates, and the great extinction of the system capacity CAFS it has.
The most significant properties are:
Simple foam composite hoses lightweight.
High-quality foam, CAFS system controlled through the addition of air to the mix.
Employment at a safe distance achieved thanks to the powerful projection and the high quality of the foam.
High autonomy.
Environmental vehicle thanks to the small amount of contaminated fire fighting water.
It has also been equipped with an aluminum superstructure on which material has been included firefighting, rescue and hydraulic equipment desencarcelación and auxiliary material cures for small injuries.
As for the art equipment, the new fire engine has a luminescent guidewire to perform access to facilities inundated with smoke and to address the access road to the places where there has been a disaster.
With the addition of new fire engine vehicle fleet comprises a total of 35 vehicles whose relationship is:
Heavy Urban Pumper (8)
Light Urban fire engines (2)
Autoescalera Vehicles (4)
Arm height vehicles (2)
Rural or forestry vehicles (3)
Polisocorros rescue vehicles (2)
Headquarters (5)
Auxiliary vehicles (5)
Moreover, the Department of Fire Prevention and Extinction of the City of Murcia last year made 2008 a total of 4,381 operations, 521 fewer than the same period in 2007.
The breakdown of interventions is the following: fires (1,821), saves (479), technical assistance (504) and inspection and consulting (1577).
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia. Fotos: Murcia.com
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