Fire Tender

The Fire Tender is a secondary vehicle used by International Rescue, used as a backup to Firefly and the Fire Truck. It was bought from a manufacturer of firefighting equipment and upgraded by International Rescue. During firefighting operations, it serves as a mobile control room.

Design
On the front of the Fire Tender are environment sensors: they measure gas emissions and temperature pressure. There are two decks—the upper deck houses a control room, crew seating, a medical first aid locker, and an access ladder leading to the lower deck—situated here is a rescue operations control centre and equipment storage area which contains heat protection suits, footwear, and headgear. The Fire Tender's ladder-mounted high pressure water/chemical cannon can be controlled from here. Below is an engine gas turbine and filtered air intake. On the left side of this deck an access hatch incorporating a built-in ladder, next to it on the interior is breathing apparatus. Behind the control room on the roof is a dual red hose cylinder, it connects main water tanks to side-mounted hose nozzles. Underneath inside the Fire Tender is a hose chute and multi-function water pump which delivers water or foam chemicals from the tanks to all hose outlets, and also pumps water from street fire hydrants. On the port side is a primary port side hose nozzle connected via the topside hose reel to the main water tank, delivery outlets and hose connectors linked to the on-board tank and main water pump, and a suction inlet and hose connections to street hydrants. Further down is a suction hose which is connected to the main pump, and extends to lakes and rivers if access to fire hydrants is limited. Additionally, there is a hose locker containing six hoses thirty-three metres long, they can be coupled together and connected to any of the side-mounted delivery outlets. At the very back of the Fire Tender is where its extendable ladder and is mounted on a turntable, underneath is a secondary water tank. On the ladder's port side above the turntable are fire retardant chemical tanks, which are connected to the cannon. The ladder rests atop the upper deck roof when not in use.

Technical data
Crew: up to 6. Ladder length: 26 metres. Length: 14 metres. Power: gas turbine engine. Water capacity: 2800 litres. Water pump: 8000 litres per minute from hydrants. Weight: 12 tonnes. Width: 6 metres.