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FirefightersRobots, Electric Engines and Firefighter Tracking
Twenty flashcards on a firefighting robot, an electric fire engine and a tracker already working in the field.
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- First robotic firefighting vehicle in a US fire department?
- LAFD's Thermite RS3, unveiled October 13, 2020.
- Who builds the RS3?
- Textron's Howe & Howe Technologies.
- RS3 water flow?
- 2,500 gallons per minute.
- How is the RS3 driven?
- Remotely, with a controller showing high-definition video.
- RS3 weight and top speed?
- 3,500 lb and 8 mph.
- RS3 hose stream reach?
- 300 ft horizontal and 150 ft vertical.
- RS3 run time?
- 20 hours without refueling, on a 36 HP diesel.
- RS3 first job?
- A major commercial fire on the morning of its debut.
- Where is the RS3 based?
- LAFD Fire Station 3, downtown, with the Urban Search and Rescue task force.
- LAFD's first electric fire engine?
- A Rosenbauer RTX, unveiled May 14, 2022, for Station 82 in Hollywood.
- When did the RTX enter LAFD service?
- September 12, 2022, as Engine 82.
- Engine 82 numbers reported in 2023?
- 1,482 operations, 98.65% of them fully electric.
- RTX motors?
- Two electric motors, 360 kW (490 HP) peak.
- RTX battery?
- Two Volvo Penta packs, 132 kWh in total.
- RTX backup power?
- A 3.0 L, 300 HP six-cylinder BMW diesel energy backup system.
- RTX pump?
- Up to 1,500 GPM, electric under most conditions.
- RTX width and highest ground clearance?
- 92.5 in wide; 19 in clearance in wading mode.
- What is POINTER?
- A firefighter tracker by NASA JPL and DHS Science and Technology, begun in 2014.
- Why does POINTER work through walls?
- It uses magnetoquasistatic fields, not radio waves, which pass through building materials.
- POINTER test result?
- Under 1 m accuracy in 3D in a three-level, 8,000 sq ft building.
Official sources
Los Angeles Fire Department
LAFD Debuts the RS3: First Robotic Firefighting Vehicle in the United States
Los Angeles Fire Department
LAFD Chief Debuts Arrival of First Electric Fire Engine (May 14, 2022)
Rosenbauer (manufacturer), company blog
Experience E-Mobility Up Close: the RTX at the FDIC Show (May 22, 2023)
Rosenbauer (manufacturer)
RTX Pumper: features and technical details
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (with DHS Science and Technology Directorate)
POINTER: Seeing Through Walls to Help Locate Firefighters
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