South Australian Country Fire Service Promotions Unit

34 Pumper Appliance
3000L, 4WD General Purpose Appliance

The 34 Pumper appliance, carries around 3000 litres of water and has 4 wheel drive capability. This configuration allows the standard 34 stowage to be carried, as well as Breathing Apparatus and Structural firefighting tools, and is fitted with additional outlets on the pump, more suited for structure fires and incidents requiring large volumes of water.

Some configurations carry equipment to assist with Road Crash Rescues or containing and neutralising Hazardous Material spills.

Specifications

Each 34 Pumper appliance carries a basic set of equipment, which may include:

• Breathing Apparatus x 4
• Rubber Hose (Hose Reel)
• 25mm layflat hose
• 64 mm filler length
• 38 mm hose
• 64 mm hose
• Suction hose
• A & B class Foam
• First Aid kit
• Standpipe & key
• Fire lighters
• Rake hoe
• Extinguishers
• Rope
• Knapsacks
• GRN radio
• GRN hand held radio
• VHF and /or UHF handhelds
• Salvage sheets
• Stop / Slow bats
• Safety vests
• Traffic Cones

Additional equipment listed below may be carried, depending on individual brigade requirements:

• Haligan tool
• Breathing Apparatus
• Road Crash Rescue equipment
• Trauma Teddy
• Absorbant material (for oil spills etc)
• Chainsaw
• GPS

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.