A compact and highly mobile fire-fighting vehicle

Claim 1

A fire-fighting vehicle having a small and compact construction which allows passage through a standard building door opening, hall corridors, or the like, comprising: a movable chassis which is relatively low and is supported by a plurality of wheels for transporting said vehicle; means carried by said chassis for independently fighting a variety of fires without attachment to an external source of water; means for self-propulsion supported by said chassis, said self-propulsion means including an electric motor operatively connected to at least one of said wheels, battery means electrically connected to said electric motor; a front and rear superstructure arranged on said chassis and a connecting platform therebetween for carrying an operator; said front superstructure including spray means for spraying fire extinguishing material; said rear superstructure carrying tank means for storing fire extinguishing materials; steering means operatively connected with said wheels for directing said vehicle to a fire-fighting location; connection means for indirectly or directly introducing an external supply of water to said vehicle; and front and rear wheels supporting said chassis; said front and rear superstructures supported over said front and rear wheels respectively; wherein said platform means terminates at an upstanding back support, said back support constituting one wall of a storage compartment for recovery equipment, a concentrate tank located below said storage compartment and in at least close proximity to said tank means which contains foam or powder extinguishing material.