SA Country Fire Service - 24P Tanker
A Stormworks replication of the South Australian Country Fire Service 24P_R appliance. This build is loosely based on the BIRD24 appliance, but with a few extra features not found on its real life counter part.
Notes for use:
- Red handles are for pumping water out of the truck
- Green handles are for pumping water into the truck
- The Black handle is for water going from the tank into the pump (Tank to Pump)
- The Yellow handle is for water going from the pump into the tank (Pump to Tank, also known as a Recirculation valve)
- There is a high and a low range for drive gearing (I'm aiming to work in a proper transmission system at some point instead of only having the 2 gears)
- There are 2 hose anchors on the crew deck for fighting moving fires while driving (multiplayer)
- The tank gauge shows capacity in %
- When the tank gets below 20% an orange beacon will start flashing and a buzzer will sound (there's a button in the cab to turn the buzzer off)
- The pump throttle can be controlled from in the cabin as well as the back of the truck
- 2 large winches with hose connectors allow you to travel 150m away from the truck and connect another hose length for an extra 40m to fight fires further away in terrain you may not be able to drive through
- 2 x Firefighter SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus) in LHS toolbox for fighting structural or vehicle fires
- First aid toolbox contains all varieties of first aid kits, defibs, repair tools, etc. for just about any emergencies
The SACFS uses a relatively simple designation system for its appliances. In the case of BIRD24, it belongs to the Birdwood brigade, it has a tank capacity of ~2000L and is 4wd.
CFS tanker appliances come in a range of different tank capacities, varying from 1000L up to 4000L, the first number in a tankers designation details how many thousand litres of water it carries. The second number in a designation details the drive type, e.g. 2 or 4wd (although nearly all appliances these days are 4wd)
Some appliances can be specialised for other uses and the lettes following the number designation abbreviate the specialisation. In this case, 24P_R details that this tanker has a larger water pump and is also a rescue truck. Some other specialisations can include H for hazmat, C for CAFS (Compressed air foam system), URP (Urban response pumper)
For this build, it's intended to be a 24P_R (~2000L capacity, 4wd, larger pump, rescue)
You can find more information about the South Australian CFS appliances here: [url=https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fire-brigade.asn.au%2Fvehicles%2Fvehicles%2Fdefault.asp]https://www.fire-brigade.asn.au/vehicles/vehicles/default.asp[/url]
