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Multi-Purpose Emergency Response Vehicles
This vehicle, known as Rescue 26, responds to all major emergencies in
which lifeguards are involved. Lifeguards must possess a commercial drivers
license in order to operate it. Although its most visible feature is a
boom that is capable of lowering a rescuer over a cliff and retrieving
a victim, its most important function is to transport adequate personnel
and equipment to the scene of any emergency. For instance, when a swimmer
is lost in the surf line, San Diego Lifeguards declare a "Code X".
This designator signifies that a person has submerged and there is still
a chance of saving their life. A number of protocols take effect including
the dispatching of Rescue 26. The reason this is important is because this
vehicle carries with it six sets of scuba gear and other assorted underwater
search paraphernalia. Another example would be during the winter season
when seasonal rivers can flood the county. Rescue 26 can respond and not
only negotiate high water but also provide river rescue equipment to augment
that carried by the River Rescue Team.
Specifications
- Vehicle Manufacturer: International Harvester
- Crane Manufacturer: Maintainer
- Gross Vehicle Weight: 29, 100 lbs.
- Crane Extension: Rear - 28 feet, Side - 24 feet, Front - 14 feet
- Load Limit - 600 lbs.
- Crane Rotation: 300 Degrees
- Other Features: Front Bumper Winch, Four
Wheel Drive, Remote
Contol Operated Boom Mounted Flood Lights
- Equipment Carried: Water Rescue Equipment, Underwater
Search and Rescue Equipment, Cliff
Rescue Equipment, Swiftwater
Rescue Equipment, Ferno-Washington
Carrier (stretcher), Billy
Pugh Net
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