新西兰惠灵顿机场280万美元购两辆消防车

慧聪消防网讯 两辆先进的美洲豹消防车将落户新西兰惠灵顿机场。这辆奥地利产的CA5美洲消防车耗资280万美元，容量为9500公升的水,9500升的泡沫，它们将在3月份取代目前机场上工作了20年的消防车。

这两辆消防车是为惠灵顿机场定制的，消防车可以在两分钟内迅速装满水和泡沫，它的炮塔为85米，原来的只有65米高，

消防车的配置包括内置热成像设、计算机系统连接数据系统、车辆跟踪和监控系统、按钮控制器和沃尔沃690马力的发动机。

惠灵顿机场机场的机场经理丹尼尔说：“在处理火灾是，时间就是生命，购进新设备，是为了在紧急情况下能确保我们的设备尽快的到位。”

这两辆消防车的24个消防员，将在几周内接受专家的培训后上岗，他们处理的情况包括海洋救援、医疗急救、消防救援。（文章来源/新西兰邮报编译/刘坤苗）

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New weapon in firefighting for airport

Two Panthers will soon be prowling Wellington Airport but airline passengers needn't worry about being mauled by big cats.

These beauties are new state-of-the-art fire trucks.

The Austrian-made Rosenbauer CA5 Panthers - each holding 9500 litres of water and 1500 litres of foam - will in March replace the airports two current fire trucks which have been in operation for 20 years.

All up the Panthers cost $2.8 million,which includes items such as fit out,transportation from Austria,and compliance.

Airport fire crew chief Vinnie Sharp said firefighting was all about getting fire retardant on to a fire in the quickest possible time.

''We can now put 19,000 litres of water and 3000 litres of foam on a fire in less than two minutes.''

While the old trucks' turrets had a range of 60 metres,the new Panthers' roof turrets have a range of 85m - just a few metres shy of a football field.

Bumper mounted turrets on the trucks have a range of 65m.

The airport's airfield manager Daniel Debono said the new vehicles were custom made,complete with specifically for Wellington Airport.

"When dealing with fire,time saves lives. We wanted to ensure we had the best equipment available to respond as quickly as possible in emergency situations.''

Other features of the trucks include built-in thermal imaging equipment,computerised systems which link data for vehicle tracking and monitoring,push button controls,and a 690-horsepower Volvo engine.

A specialist from Rosenbauer Austria will train fire service personnel over the next few weeks before the trucks are commissioned.

The airport has 24 fire service personnel trained in a range of emergency response techniques.

They are qualified to handle a variety of situations including marine rescue,medical emergencies,as well as firefighting.