Fire chief\'s vehicle

San Diego Fire Chief SUV

Official vehicle of the New South Wales Fire Brigades Commissioner with No:10 numberplate

A fire chief's vehicle, also called a "chief unit" or a "fire chief's car", a "fire car", or sometimes even called a "Buggy" (a throw back to horse drawn days), is a car, truck, or SUV that is used by a fire chief at fire scenes. The New South Wales Fire Brigades (NSWFB a New South Wales government agency for Firefighting in the major cities metropolitan areas and towns across rural This article is about the semi-truck For the North American use of the word see Pickup truck. A sport utility vehicle ( SUV) is a generic marketing description for a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a Station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis Fire Chief or Chief Fire Officer is a top executive rank in a Fire department, either elected or appointed Its specialized markings clearly indicate the Chief's rank, often making it a focal point at a large emergency scene.

In the United States fire chiefs' cars tend to be very similar to police cars and are equipped with the same variants: (lightbars or light beacons, sirens, long-range and short-range radio antennas, bumper guards, communications systems, specialized engines, special equipment, etc. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A police car is the description for a vehicle used by Police, to assist with their duties in patrolling and responding to incidents Emergency vehicle lighting refers to any of several visual warning devices which may be known as light bars or beacons fitted to a vehicle and used when the driver wishes to convey to ). Fire marshals also use very similar vehicles. A fire marshal, in the United States and Canada, is often a member of a fire department but may be part of a building department or a separate department altogether

In most other countries, fire chiefs are rarely assigned their own vehicles, and are expected to travel on ordinary fire engines. A fire apparatus, fire engine, fire truck, or fire appliance is a vehicle designed to assist in fighting Fires by transporting Firefighters

Other sedans and small emergency vehicles belonging to a fire service are used by battalion chiefs, public information officers, building inspectors, first responders, safety educators, chaplains, and fire police. A battalion is a Military unit of around 500-1500 men usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel A chaplain is typically a Priest, Pastor, ordained Deacon, Rabbi, Imam or other member of the Clergy serving a group of Fire Police are Volunteer Fire Brigade/Company members who may also have sworn police powers

Major fire departments in the United States find it efficient to equip Chief officers who respond to emergency incidents in Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV). The SUV, when equipped with a command module at the rear of the vehicle provides a useful command unit for communicating with and tracking incident resources.

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