How did the fire truck change

The destructive power of fires, no matter whether they were a natural disaster or arising from human negligence, always led a person to tremble. Since the days of the first wooden cities, the fight against fire has been one of the main directions of our own and public security. If at the dawn of the development of the first states and large settlements with this element were fought "by the whole world," then in due course special services began to appear.

Fire equipment and equipment for hundreds of centuries changed their appearance and functionality. We will talk about one of the main attributes of this security service - motor transport. The fire truck, perhaps, is the brightest symbol of the special purpose unit.

The beginning of history

In Russia, the first units to combat fire appeared in the 16th century, under Tsar Ivan the Terrible (Ivan V). However, they became official service only in the middle of the XVII century, because at that time the corresponding decree signed by Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich was issued . The first attempt (it is necessary to say, very successful) to regulate the order of the fire fighters was the "Table of Ranks".

With regard to the use of equipment to combat fire, the first device was a primitive pump that could supply water to the site of ignition. It is she who has greatly increased the efficiency and speed of quenching. The increase in the area of ancient cities required the complexity of the structure and increasing its mobility. Tanks with water and pumps, its servers, "put on wheels." Such constructions were moved with the help of horses.

When and by whom was invented the first fire truck? In the answer to this question, the sources present various data. Some mention the American Paul Hodge, who introduced in 1841 a steam car for units to extinguish fires. Others give the palm to designer Moses Cincinatti, who also lived in the United States. His fire engine was presented to the townspeople in 1851. As for domestic developments, they are a little "late". The first Russian fire engine was produced only in 1904.

Over the next decades, engineers for the development of technology for special units began a swift race in the creation of a more sophisticated and functional special transport. Fire trucks, photos of which are easy to find on the Internet, have been a grandiose way. Today these are entire complexes that allow transporting tons of water, connecting to the water supply system on site, evacuating people from high-rise buildings , etc.

There are several types of transport, united by the concept of "fire engine". Most often it is a tanker truck equipped with a pump that pumps water under pressure and fire hoses. It is capable of transporting up to 4 tons of water, and also has a reservoir for creating a foam solution.

Special machines - more complex mobile complexes, which are used for additional work when extinguishing complex fires (high altitude, fires in hazardous enterprises, etc.). Among them there are cars for removing smoke from the premises, mobile ladders, machines for communication between units. Ancillary transport provides uninterrupted operation of fire computations, refueling, produces necessary equipment repairs.