New vehicles were recently delivered to the Emergency Services Department to assist with the urbanization of the city.

All fire engines are built on a specialized chassis for fire engines and certified by NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) codes and standards

The service provider for the delivery of the vehicles is Fleet Africa.

1. Industrial Pumper

Industrial Tanker

This major industrial pumper is the monster of all fire engines.

With a water tank of only 1 893 litres, a foam tank of 2000 litres and a dry chemical system of 159kg the fire engine pump can deliver 11 358 lpm, through 6 pump outlets and a 203mm deck monitor that can deliver up to 11 358 lpm over a distance of 60 metres, and a rear monitor that can deliver up to 7 572 lpm of water.

The vehicle is also equipped with the latest fire ground operation that requires a CAFS System (Compressed air foam system) to minimize the amount of water used.

Situation: Station 4 (Silverton) to assist with the refineries and the new vehicle hub of the City of Tshwane.

Foam / Tanker Unit

The foam pumper has a capacity of 2000 litres of water and 2000 litres of foam.

The fire pump can deliver 6000 lpm with a top monitor that can deliver 7 600 lpm

Situation: Station 2 (Rosslyn) to assist with the heavy industrial area.

Water Master Tanker

The water master tanker has a water capacity of 13 000 litres and a vacuum fire pump that can deliver 4 733 lpm and a deck monitor with the same flow rate of 4 733 lpm.

The vehicle has a portable removable dam to the capacity of 11 000 litres

The vacuum pump can fill the tank of 13 000 litres in under 3 minutes and dump the water in under 2 minutes

Situation: Station 2 (Rosslyn) to assist the foam / tanker with water supply in the heavy industrial area

Multi Patient Ambulance Bus

This major incident unit is designed for any mass casualty incident where there are a large number of patients on the scene.

The bus is fully self-sufficient with onboard water, oxygen and a generator.

It has a custom designed lift that enables stretcher and/or wheelchair patients to be transferred from ground level into the vehicle.

The vehicle is designed to transport 12 critical priority 2 patients on stretchers and 6 priority 3 minor patients simultaneously, thereby performing the work of 15 ambulances during a major incident.

Situation: Station 1 (Central) to be deployed at any stage to any area of the city