Find vehicles for your response mission
Explore vehicle choices for the work your team handles and the places it operates. Each mission guide explains equipment choices and the checks to agree before ordering.
Each fleet example needs to be adapted to your response plan.
Firefighting & Fire Rescue
The hazard and required discharge duty determine the firefighting vehicle. Water or agent supply must work with site access and the crew's response method, with acceptance tests agreed before ordering.
Emergency Medical Response
Patient care during transport determines the ambulance layout. Leave room for the crew to work around secured equipment, and specify utilities and cleaning needs alongside destination approval.
Road Traffic Accident & Vehicle Recovery
A disabled vehicle may need loading, towing or lifting before it can leave the scene. Compare each recovery function at its required load, with route and ground conditions checked alongside restraints and demonstrations.
Flood & Natural Disaster Response
A drainage pump must deliver the required flow through the full hose route to the discharge point. Size the vehicle for that duty and the field conditions, with power and maintenance support for the expected operating time.
Industrial & Hazardous Incident Response
Industrial response starts with the assessed hazard and a compatible agent. The required discharge duty and vehicle positions must fit the site's command and medical arrangements, including exclusion zones.
High-Rise & Elevated Rescue
An elevated rescue vehicle needs to reach the work position at the intended load and have room to set up. Compare building access and ground conditions, and specify any fire-waterway duty separately.
Utility & Infrastructure Emergency
Utility restoration depends on reaching the work position at the intended basket load. Compare aerial vehicles for the restoration sequence, accounting for electrical requirements, ground support and route access.
Requirements for a vehicle brief
Use these points to describe the work:
- Duty
- Name the task that determines the vehicle, body and installed systems.
- Route
- Record access, setup space, ground conditions and destination rules.
- Crew
- Identify operator positions, movement and supporting roles.
- Equipment
- List working loads, interfaces, power and equipment scope.
- Acceptance
- Agree inspection methods, demonstrations and handover records.
If your team handles several types of incident, decide which task sets the main vehicle requirements. Then work out whether support vehicles are needed. Fleet choices depend on coverage, time on site and maintenance needs; the combinations shown here are planning examples.
Discuss your response requirements
Use the same operating brief to compare vehicle families and supplier quotations.