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Fire Fighting Equipment and Tools. Quint (fire apparatus)

A quint (“пятёрка”), or quintuple combination pumper, is a fire service apparatus that serves the dual purpose of an engine and a ladder truck. The name quint is derived from the Latin prefix quinque-, meaning five, and refers to the five functions that a quint provides: pump, water tank, fire hose, aerial device, and ground ladders.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Quint57-1.JPG This is an example of a typical American quint setup.

The first quint was patented in 1912 by Metz Aerials, a German-based fire and rescue apparatus manufacturer. While quints have been used to a limited extent

since their invention, they became more popular in the 1990s, especially with smaller departments that were not able to properly staff (укомплектовывать штатами) both an engine and a ladder on many calls. Although quints are more expensive than either apparatus separately, and do require more staffing to car-

ry out all their operations, the fact that they are a combination of ladder and an engine allows (позволяет) some departments to carry out operations more efficiently. Still, many departments find them to be unsuitable(неподходящий ) for various reasons. The decision to use a quint depends on many factors, including fire department location, size, and budget.

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