Abstract
Abstract : The Headquarters Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency (HQ AFCESA) is finalizing the specifications for the next generation aircraft rescue and fire fighting vehicle for deployed locations. AFRL has proven that ultra high pressure (UHP) technology improves fire fighting efficiency more than 300 percent than conventional low pressure systems. Five P-19 fire trucks were modified with a new pumping system capable of producing UHP, compressed air foam (CAF) and CAF with dry chemical. Five bases with hydrocarbon training pits were chosen to participate including Dyess, Ellsworth, Mountain Home, Davis-Monthan and Tyndall. Each base was provided with training for maintaining the new UHP pump and effective use of each fire fighting system. Two firefighters were chosen to operate the vehicle and evaluations were completed including foam quality, throw distance, pump cycle testing, limited cold weather operation and live fire testing. Several design issues were identified during testing, which were resolved during testing. Field evaluations showed that UHP technology provided improved efficiency similar to that observed under laboratory conditions. AFCESA is currently implementing this technology in new vehicle purchases.
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