I'm inspired by fire trucks because I want to be able to drive the fire truck inself. This inspirtation comes from my family and childhood and I've always just wanted to do it. My cousin Paul works in the Gresham Fire department. I created this page to honor him. "Starting with the big one, an engine truck is your typical fire engine. In some parts of the world, this vehicle is called a fire lorry, and in other parts, it’s referred to as a fire truck. As you can guess, the purpose of an engine truck is to transport the local fire department to the source of the fire.

Next is the ladder truck. Confusingly, some people call these vehicles fire trucks, which is a nickname for engine trucks as well. The main difference between a ladder truck and an engine truck is the inclusion of a hydraulic ladder.

The third type of fire truck is a special operations truck, also known as a rescue truck. This technical vehicle is intended for transporting equipment for rescue operations. The range of equipment can include circular saws, cutting torches, cranes, high-lift jacks, winches, generators, wooden cribbing, and the jaws of life. The fourth type of fire truck is a brush truck, which is also called a wildland fire engine. If that name didn’t make it clear, the purpose of a brush truck is to get firefighters to the source of a wildfire, also known as a brushfire. A wildfire occurs in urban and rural areas and involves vegetation combusting. Fire command vehicles or just command vehicles are known as fly cars or fire chief’s cars. A fire department’s senior officer will always be behind the wheel of these vehicles. When a call comes into the department, the senior officer will respond, usually with engine trucks in tow. Tillers are a fire truck that’s called a hook-and-ladder truck, a tiller ladder, or a tractor-drawn aerial vehicle in other parts of the world. Tillers feature turntable ladders like some ladder trucks. The turntable is attached to a pivot system on a semi-trailer. The seventh and final type of fire truck is a tanker, which is also known as a water tender. This vehicle is meant only to send water so firefighters can utilize it. The source of the water can come from a fire hydrant or even nearby bodies of water such as a lake or a stream." Text cited from below https://firefighternow.com/7-types-of-fire-trucks-and-what-they-do/