A heavy, all-terrain fire apparatus built specifically to respond to airport emergencies. These vehicles carry massive amounts of water and firefighting foam, accelerating rapidly to reach a runway incident within minutes. They feature roof-mounted and bumper-mounted turrets that operators can control from inside the cab to quickly knock down aviation fuel fires.
Heard on the job
The tower cleared the crash tender to cross runway two-seven for a standby on the inbound flight.
Also heard as
- ARFF vehicle
- airport crash tender