Transport pumper
The present invention discloses and claims a single vehicle that has both full fire fighting capability in the form of a pumper in permanent combination with full medical rescue and transport capability. Provided is a transport pumper of conventional design having a crew cab with four entrances, a large capacity fire pump, a tank containing a quantity of water, another tank containing a quantity of foam, a substantial length and diameter of fire hose, ground ladders, a side controlled pump operator's panel, and all other necessary equipment to be in substantial compliance with NFPA Standard 1901. Permanently provided on the same chassis as the pumper is an ambulance or rescue transport including rear entry double doors for patients, a rear dump capability, two supine patients on stretchers carrying capabilities, air conditioning, a side entrance door and all necessary equipment be in substantial compliance with federal standard KKK-A-1822E for a rescue transport. The rescue transport is modified only to the extent necessary to accommodate ground ladders and a hose bed on the top of the rescue transport. The vehicle concept is one of a modular design in permanent combination on a single chassis using standardized equipment already familiar to fire rescue personnel which can be readily refurbished and replaced with conventional equipment at minimized cost.
1. An emergency immediate response capital and manpower maximizing transport pumper comprising:
a chassis;
a crew cab for dual discipline trained EMT and firefighter personnel, the crew cab supported by and permanently attached to the chassis;
a complete and fully equipped pumper supported by and permanently attached to the chassis and disposed behind the crew cab and having a fire pump having a high volume per minute capacity, a water tank having a high volume capacity, a foam tank, a substantial length and diameter of fire hose, at least one ground ladder, and a control panel including a number of the following: a master pump intake pressure indicating device, a master pump discharge pressure indicating device, a pumping engine tachometer, a pumping engine coolant temperature indicator, a pumping engine oil pressure indicator, a voltmeter, pump pressure control (s), pumping engine throttle, a primer control, a water tank to pump valve control, a water tank fill valve control, and a water tank level indicator; and
a supine patient and fully equipped rescue transport supported by and permanently attached to the chassis, disposed behind the pumper and having means to perform emergency medical procedures that include airway maintenance, ventilation, oxygenation, suction, cardiac monitoring/defibrillation, mechanized CPR, administration of intravenous fluids/medications, and the monitoring of blood pressure and heart rate by emergency medical technicians while enroute to a hospital emergency room, the rescue transport further comprising rear entry double doors for patients, a rear dump capability, two patient carrying positions, a side entrance door, and air conditioning;
whereby the transport pumper's owner maximizes capital and manpower utilization by combining medical rescue and fire suppression capabilities into one emergency vehicle.
2. The transport pumper of claim 1 in which the rescue transport has a body modified to accommodate a hose bed and ground ladders.
3. The transport pumper of claim 1 in which each of the crew cab, pumper, and rescue transport are modular in design permanently attached to a single chassis, to facilitate maintenance, refurbishment, replacement, and training.
4. The transport pumper of claim 1 which includes equipment for fire suppression, rescue transport, command vehicle, hazardous materials applications, rehab vehicle, and increased manpower utilization.
5. An emergency immediate response capital and manpower maximizing transport pumper having a chassis and crew cab comprising:
the crew cab being staffed by dual discipline trained EMT and firefighter personnel;
a fully equipped pumper permanently attached to the chassis behind the crew cab and having a fire pump having a high volume per minute capacity, a water tank having a high volume capacity, a foam tank, a substantial length and diameter of fire hose, at least one ground ladder, and a control panel including a number of the following: a master pump intake pressure indicating device, a master pump discharge pressure indicating device, a pumping engine tachometer, a pumping engine coolant temperature indicator, a pumping engine oil pressure indicator, a voltmeter, pump pressure control(s), pumping engine throttle, a primer control, a water tank to pump valve control, a water tank fill valve control, and a water tank level indicator; and
a supine patient fully equipped rescue transport permanently attached to the chassis behind the pumper and having means to perform emergency medical procedures that include airway maintenance, ventilation, oxygenation, suction, cardiac monitoring/defibrillation, mechanized CPR, administration of intravenous fluids/medications, and the monitoring of blood pressure and heart rate by emergency medical technicians while enroute to a hospital emergency room, the rescue transport further comprising rear entry double doors for patients, a rear dump capability two patient carrying positions, a side entrance door, and air conditioning;
whereby the transport pumper's owner maximizes capital and manpower utilization by combining medical rescue and fire suppression capabilities into one emergency vehicle.
6. The transport pumper of claim 5 in which the rescue transport has a body modified to accommodate a hose bed and ground ladders.
7. The transport pumper of claim 5 in which each of the crew cab, pumper, and rescue transport are modular in design permanently attached to a single chassis,to facilitate maintenance, refurbishment, replacement, and training.
8. The transport pumper of claim 5 which includes all in a single vehicle full time equipment for fire suppression, rescue transport, command vehicle, hazardous materials applications, rehab vehicle, increased manpower utilization.