Fire engine
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A fire engine is a vehicle, usually a specially designed or modified truck, that functions as a firefighting apparatus. The primary purposes of a fire engine include transporting firefighters and wate
A Scania P270 fire engine used by Dublin Fire Brigade in Ireland
A Scania P280 fire engine used by the Humberside Fire and Rescue Service in England
Front of a MAN fire engine with built-in winch, e.g. for towing damaged cars. The shackles serve a similar purpose.
An E-One engine used by the Boston Fire Department
Emergency vehicle equipment
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Emergency vehicle equipment is any equipment fitted to, or carried by, an emergency vehicle, other than the equipment that a standard non-emergency vehicle is fitted with.
An ambulance with two red revolving lights (beacons) mounted above two flashing red lights, with two speakers between for the vehicle's electronic siren. Also seen are two antennae; the one seen between the two speakers is for a two-way radio, while the one seen in front of the flashing light on the left is probably for the vehicle's conventional AM/FM radio.
Composite picture of two ambulance vehicles in different light sources showing retroreflective high visibility battenburg markings in light and dark conditions
A British paramedic fly-car vehicle with high visibility Battenburg colour scheme, popular in the UK
An American fire engine lit up at night. Notice the use of lights and reflective markings on the vehicle.