Heavy rescue vehicle

Rüstwagen

Currently standardized Rüstwagen

A rescue vehicle (RW) is a fire engine, which is used for the technical assistance.

These comprehensive array of tools and special equipment available to be freed with the people after traffic accidents out of their vehicles, collected environmentally damaging substances, illuminated emergency response centers and other tasks can be met.

The crew consists only of three men, more precisely, a troop ( 0/1/2 ). Therefore, the rescue vehicle is virtually never used alone, but with other vehicles in Rüstzug, or even to support a fire engine or a fire crane. In some places, was the rescue vehicle - contrary to the norm - even with a season, for a total crew of six, or even with the nine-member group built.

History

The rescue vehicle was created when the equipment of the fire departments for assistance inserts were too complex to be verlastet along with extinguishing agents on a fire engine. Originally, the most civil defense vehicles were named Associate Engineer Vehicle. There was also the assistant coach (CHP ), which according to the particular needs of a wide variety of materials for the technical assistance and additional equipment for firefighters transported (eg aggregates, tubing, portable pumps, etc.).

1951 Magirus-Deutz presented at the IAA the first rescue vehicle in the world with an all-round rotary crane.

In 1952, for example, already Rüstkraftwagen ( RKWs ) built, which transported a 7-ton crane, power generators and extensive technical device.

1972 also appeared at Magirus -Deutz with the so-called rescue truck - rail, the first fire engine in the world, seemed - as both was roadworthy. It was procured for example, by the fire brigade Frankfurt am Main for use in underground tunnels.

Since the 1970s existed in Baden- Württemberg also a Construction Guideline for a rescue vehicle - acid, however, was not widespread. This led to protective clothing and collecting devices. The national standard has now been withdrawn in favor of the regular equipment truck and trolleys dangerous.

A distinction was made earlier by the DIN standard DIN 14555 several rescue vehicle types. All were characterized by common features such as troop occupation, four wheel drive, generator, etc. from. The RW 1, with a nominal gross vehicle weight of 9 tons, was mostly built on the Unimog and MAN - VW chassis, and stationed in medium-sized fire departments, the revenue did not justify the purchase of the larger RW 2 with 12 tons of inserts of the Technical Assistance. Both types of vehicles fell in June 2002 with the introduction of DIN 14555-3 from standardization, the norm of the current RW corresponds most closely to that of the old RW 2

The even larger RW 3 in the early 1990s from the standard are already eliminated. The procurement of four RW 3 Season Cabin (RW 3- St) by the Berlin Fire Department and three RW 3 with troop occupation by the Munich fire department were taking place even after that date.

The omission of the RW 1 met with smaller fire departments in many places to criticism. Even without such standard vehicles will still be in use for years.

Construction and loading

The rescue vehicle is standardized in EN 1846 and in Germany in DIN 14555-3:2007-05.

Rüstwagen be built on a four wheel chassis. Most 7-11 equipment rooms, of which several Thermoformed are available.

Is located at the front of the vehicle, a winch with 50 ( minimum requirement ) to 100 kN tensile force (5-10 t) in the vehicle structure or on the deck a light pole with two headlamps with a power of 1000 W, which is fed from the permanently installed in the vehicle generator be. This power generator has a minimum power of 23 kVA.

The rescue vehicle is out of a fire extinguisher and a stirrup pump no fire-fighting equipment, but extensive equipment for technical help, such as pneumatic and hydraulic rescue assessment rates sets in various sizes.

On a RW lie 308 items ( standard load ). In addition any additional loading such as " equipment set oil disposal" ( 110 items ) or water rescue. Other rarer optional equipment may be a crane or an extensive hazardous equipment ( rescue truck with special loading dangerous goods, RW -G).

Cars similar

Small, non-standard equipment vehicle advance, advance equipment trolley or small emergency vehicles with greatly reduced load to reach the scene of the accident quickly. A RW 1 without winch and all-wheel drive is standardized state law in Lower Saxony as equipment trolley additional loading.

With the relatively new assistance delete 's group vehicles ( HLF), a fire engine is supplemented with a reduced load to provide technical assistance.

The equipment vehicle used in the Technical Relief are the rescue vehicle of the fire brigade similar, but possess among other things, a crew cabin for accommodating a group.