Engine 5- Snozzle/ Foam Unit
Basic Facts
Truck: Snozzle/ Foam 5
Year/ Make: 1992 Seagrave
Pump: 1,000 GPM
Tank: 500 gallons of water, 30 gallon ARFF foam cell, and a 100-pound
Purple-K dry powder cell.
Personnel
Total Crew: 4 Firefighters
Special Training: Foam Operations
Specialized Equipment
20 five-gallon cans of Fluoroprotein foam, 20 five-gallon cans of
High-Expansion foam, and 8 five-gallon cans of Alcohol Resistant foam, and a 50'
Snozzle boom with a piercing nozzle, both video and thermal imaging camera,
along with a Hydro-chem nozzle capable of inducting Purple-K directly into the
water stream for extremely fast flame knockdown. It also contains equipment to
conduct foam operations such as an Angus FC-2700 1,000 GPM foam cannon, Hi-ex
inductor/proportioners, Hi-ex foam generators, and a foam dump tank.
Apparatus Capabilities
Fire Scene Personnel Capabilities: Engine, Ladder Pipe Operations, and Foam Operations.
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