32 Appliance

3000L, 2WD General Purpose Appliance

A 32 appliance (pronounced as 'three - two appliance') carries approximately 3000 litres of water and is a two wheel drive vehicle.

The last 32 appliance in the CFS fleet was decommissioned in March 2010 from the Brinkworth brigade.

A 32 appliance was suitable for flat or undulating terrain conditions and suitable for combating grass, scrub and bushfires. A 32 appliance also had a use in urban environments, sometimes being fitted with larger capacity pumps as well as being used at hazardous materials spills and Road Crashes

Specifications

All 32 appliances carried a basic set of firefighting equipment, which may have included:

• Rubber Hose (Hose Reel)
• 25mm layflat hose
• 64 mm filler length
• 38 mm hose
• 64 mm hose
• Suction hose
• Standpipe and key
• Foam
• Firelighter (s)
• Assorted extinguisher(s)
• First Aid kit
• GRN Radio
• GRN portable
• VHF and / or UHF handheld radio
• Knapsack (optional)
• Rescue Rope
• Stop / Slow bats
• Safety vests
• Traffic Cones

Other equipment carried on a 32 appliance, depending upon individual brigade requirements, may have included:

• Breathing Apparatus
• Hydraulic Road Crash Rescue equipment
• Haligan tool
• Ceiling pike
• Hazmat Equipment
• Chainsaw
• Rescue Stretcher
• Appliance UHF radio
• Trauma Teddy
• Oxygen kit
• Absorbant material (for oil spills etc)
• Salvage Sheet

Please Note: The above information is provided as an example of a typical appliance of this type. Actual equipment and configuration of appliances may vary to suit requirements of the station to which it belongs.