Airport crash tender

Airport crash tenders offer relatively good acceleration for their size and weight, are able to negotiate rough terrain outside the airport area, carry large capacities of water and fire fighting foam, are fitted with powerful high-capacity pumps and water/foam cannons, and are capable of delivering firefighting media over long distances.

These features allow airport crash tenders to reach an aircraft quickly, and rapidly put out large fires with jet fuel involved.

[2] Such a reinforced nozzle (snozzle) is, according to the United States National Transportation Safety Board, a "piercing nozzle on the fire truck that is used to penetrate an airplane's fuselage and dispense AFFF to extinguish fire inside the cabin or cargo area.

[7] Depending on the airport category, the standards determine the minimum number of rescue fire-fighting vehicles.

In addition, requirements are given on the water and foam capacities, discharge rates for foam solutions, and minimum dry chemical powder (complementary agent) amounts, reserve stocks of fire fighting agents, ability to operate on rough terrain, and acceleration of the air crash tenders.