Fermer truck for forest fire patrols

The light fire engine based on the UAZ-390945/Fermer truck for forest fire patrols (LFE) is to be used to patrol forests and transport people and firefighting equipment to wildfire sites as well as for fire prevention and preparedness operations. In addition, the equipped vehicle may be used to contain and extinguish fires in local communities lacking firefighting equipment and to fight fires in national economy sites. It can operate in all trafficable forest vegetation areas in the Russian Federation.

The carrier vehicle is the UAZ-390945/Fermer truck which is the most suitable base for such fire engines because it has a number of unarguable competitive advantages:

• large-scale manufacture – these trucks are always available;

• low price;

• high all-terrain capability;

• twin-compartment cabin (to accommodate a fire crew consisting of 5 persons);

• vehicle of category B (i.e. no additional driving license is required);

• sparing total weight of the vehicle (it belongs to vehicles inflicting the least possible damage on the soil and road pavement;

• easy maintenance and reparability;

• availability of spare parts in all Russian regions.

The LFE has a broad range of fire management tools and equipment on board to make it possible to ensure preparedness to any fire emergency event regardless of its complexity and hazard.

The light fire engine is indispensable for fighting landscape fires, it helps to promptly suppress minor fire outbreaks or contain fires prior to arrival of main firefighting resources, and in this way, it can help to prevent and exclude serious consequences of fire outbreaks.

The UAZ-390945/Fermer truck-based light fire engine can operate in all Russian regions with roads of any quality. It is noteworthy that the light fire engine based on the UAZ-390945/Fermer truck has a number of advantages:

• Reasonable price;

• Prompt delivery;

• Firefighting equipment of the highest quality;

• Positive experience of its use in all Russian regions and countries which are former USSR republics (over 1,000 units were supplied to the forest sectors, protected areas and civil defence and emergency management units of Russian regions and other countries).

The cabin of the forest patrol UAZ truck has five seats, and its load box has enough room to hold all needed tools and equipment. Its metal platform has a canvas cover attached to a removable frame. The lateral and rear walls of the cover can be easily dumped to give free access for personnel to the equipment placed inside the body of the truck and to start using it for firefighting.

During patrolling for a long time, passengers of the truck feel comfortable in the cabin as it has    padded upholstery, adjustable chairs, and heating of the cabin.
It is possible to repair the engine of the truck without leaving the cabin, in any weather conditions because the power pack is located inside the cabin.

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