NIMSEquipmentResourceTypeCodeSimple : public <<enumeration>> class
Created: 2/23/2007 2:16:03 PM
Modified: 5/5/2008 12:57:30 PM
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<p>Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf<br/></p>
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  AirConditionerHeater
Notes: "A specialized climate-controlled piece of equipment used to support cooling<br />and/or heating requirements within enclosed structures. Requires<br />mobilization to the desired site, along with set-up requirements, such as<br />power hookup and duct installation. Amps can range from 24 to 260 or<br />more. Equipment used to accommodate schools and malls to small office<br />and tent settings."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  AllTerrainCrane
Notes: "A self-propelled, all-terrain, hydraulic crane capable of traveling over<br />primary, secondary, and off-road surfaces at the tactical support level.<br />Technical characteristics include diesel engine, power shift transmission,<br />three-mode steering, and independently controlled hydraulic outriggers<br />telescoping boom. Comes in various lifting capabilities and is used for<br />construction, maintenance, bridging, and resupply activities. Mobilization of<br />larger all-terrain cranes requires tractor-trailer support for booms and jibs<br />along with additional escort services."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  BackhoeLoader
Notes: "This is dual-purpose equipment used for loading materials and excavating.<br />Components are located at each end of the equipment. The loading<br />attachments are usually to the front end and the excavating attachment is<br />to the rear. Equipment is available with all-wheel or two-wheel drive.<br />Various sizes are available. Mobilization can be self-propelled and/or on a<br />flat bed trailer. Refer to definitions of wheel loaders (medium to small) and<br />hydraulic excavators for a sampling of capabilities."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  FireBoat
Notes: "A vessel or watercraft designed and constructed for the purpose of fighting<br />fires providing specified level of pumping capacity. The boat is designed<br />with the ability to carry firefighting foam and personnel for the<br />extinguishments of fires in the marine environment."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  BombSuit
Notes: "Suits made of Kevlar® (inner material) and Nomex 3 (outer material to<br />protect from fire)."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  BreathingApparatusSupport
Notes: "A mobile unit designed and constructed for the purpose of providing<br />specified level of breathing air support capacity and personnel capable of<br />refilling self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) at remote incident<br />locations (Compressor Systems or Cascade)."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  BrushPatrolUnitFirefighting
Notes: "Any light, mobile vehicular unit with limited pumping and water capacity for<br />off-road operations."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  ChemicalBiologicalProtectiveEnsemble
Notes: "A compliant vapor-protective ensemble that is also certified as being<br />compliant with the additional requirements for protection against C/B<br />warfare agents such as vapors, gases, liquids, and particulate. (National<br />Fire Protection Association [NFPA] Standard # 1991)"<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  ChillerAndAirHandler
Notes: "A portable system that produces cold water through a series of<br />components. When equipped with an air handler, cold air is generated and<br />distributed. Requires mobilization to the desired site along with setup<br />requirements, such as power hookup, water connections, and duct<br />installation."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  CrawlerCrane
Notes: "Crawler cranes have a steel undercarriage. Usually used for long-term<br />applications where significant weights and reaches are a factor.<br />Stabilization is accomplished through precise boom and counterweight<br />configuration. Best used on level working areas. Several mobilization units<br />will be required to transport boom units and counterweights. Set-up time<br />can be accomplished with relative ease and speed once all components<br />are available for assembly."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  DeployablePortableMorgueUnit
Notes: "Mobile equipment and operations facility, fully equipped to support DMORT<br />functions. Add-on to DMORT when no local morgue facilities are available.<br />Supports either standard DMORT or DMORT-WMD."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  Dozer
Notes: "A dozer is specialized equipment used for leveling dirt, debris, and other<br />materials. Equipment is usually associated with large mass movement of<br />various materials. Often used for reducing or increasing grade elevations<br />for roads, airports, and land clearing operations. It is also capable of<br />ripping and moving of ledge rock and other rock materials through the use<br />of a special attachment. Also used for cross-country lying of<br />communication infrastructure through special attachments."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  FieldMobileMechanic
Notes: "A motor-driven vehicle designed and constructed to provide specified level<br />of equipment capacity and mechanically trained personnel."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  FireEngine
Notes: "Any ground vehicle providing specified levels of pumping, water, hose<br />capacity, and staffed with a minimum number of personnel.."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  FlashFireProtectiveEnsemble
Notes: "A compliant vapor-protective ensemble that is also certified as being<br />compliant with the additional requirements for limited protection against<br />chemical flash fire for escape only. (National Fire Protection Association<br />[NFPA] Standard # 1991)."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  Generator
Notes: "Diesel-fueled engine generators are used to support electrical requirements<br />at facilities of various sizes such as hospitals, housing, plants, and<br />commercial stores. Units are usually mounted on tow behind or trailer<br />mobilized equipment. Deployment and set up can be accomplished within<br />hours."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  HazardousMaterialsCompany
Notes: "Any piece of equipment having the capabilities, personal protective<br />equipment (PPE), equipment, and complement of personnel as specified in<br />the Hazardous Materials Company types and minimum capabilities. The<br />personnel complement will include one member who is trained to a<br />minimum level of assistant safety officer – HazMat."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  HydraulicExcavatorLargeMass
Notes: "Track undercarriage construction equipment used to excavate and load<br />earth, blasted rock, sands, and other types of aggregate, also used to load<br />or handle demolition materials. Provides rapid excavation for construction<br />and repair of runways, roads and trails, railroads, pipelines, waterways, and<br />quarry operations. Larger hydraulic excavators may require some<br />dismantling in meeting mobilization requirements. Dismantled pieces<br />usually require additional mobilization support. Multiple accessories are<br />available for varying tasks.."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  HydraulicExcavatorMediumMass
Notes: "Track undercarriage construction equipment that is a track-mounted,<br />hydraulic-controlled, excavating system used to excavate and load earth,<br />blasted rock, sands, and other types of aggregate, also used to load or<br />handle demolition materials. Provides rapid excavation for construction<br />and repair of runways, roads and trails, railroads, pipelines, waterways, and<br />quarry operations. Slightly smaller than the larger hydraulic excavator<br />category, these usually do not require dismantling for mobilization<br />requirements. If dismantling is considered, it may require additional<br />mobilization support. Multiple accessories are available for varying tasks.."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  HydraulicTruckCrane
Notes: "Highly flexible and mobile self-propelled cranes that can be deployed with<br />ease. They usually do not require any setup or special mobilization<br />consideration. Depending on the actual lifting requirements, these cranes<br />come in various sizes and capabilities. Stabilizers include outrigger for<br />stability."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  IlluminationUnit
Notes: "A portable light-generating unit capable of providing three to six lights of<br />500 watts each with extension cords from 500 feet to 1,000 feet to provide<br />specified level of illumination capacity.."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  LatticeTruckCrane
Notes: "This is the larger of the wheel cranes. Usually used for long-term<br />applications where significant weights and reaches are a factor. Stabilizers<br />include outriggers for stability. Several mobilization units will be required to<br />transport boom units and counterweights. Set-up time can be<br />accomplished with relative ease and speed once all components are<br />available for assembly.."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  LiquidSplashProtectiveEnsemble
Notes: "Multiple elements designed to provide a degree of protection for<br />emergency response personnel from adverse exposure to the inherent<br />risks of liquid-chemical exposure occurring during hazardous materials<br />(HazMat) emergencies and similar operations. The liquid splash-protective<br />ensemble is either an encapsulating or non-encapsulating ensemble.<br />(National Fire Protection Association [NFPA] Standard # 1992)."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  PersonalProtectiveEquipmentPPE
Notes: "Equipment and clothing required to shield or isolate personnel from the<br />chemical, physical, thermal, and biological hazards that may be<br />encountered at a hazardous materials (HazMat) incident. (National Fire<br />Protection Association [NFPA] Standard # 472)"<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  SearchSuit
Notes: "Suit made of Kevlar® and Nomex 3, often used by, but not limited to, bomb<br />squad personnel, significantly lighter than bomb suits; allows user to<br />conduct search with increased mobility."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  FirefightingFoamTender
Notes: "The apparatus used to mix concentrate with water to make solution, pump,<br />and mix air and solution to make foam, and transport and apply foam."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  TotalContainmentVesselTCV
Notes: "A TCV is designed to transport explosive or chemical devices, fully<br />enclosed. Used for explosive and hazardous materials (HazMat).."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  TubGrinder
Notes: "Specialized equipment designed to grind heavy brush, pallets, demolition<br />material, land-clearing debris, and yard waste. Units are equipped with<br />hammer mills ranging from 26 inches to 36 inches that serve as steel fixed<br />hammers or doubled-edged cutting tools. Tub grinders possess hydraulic<br />tub tilt to provide safe access to the hammer mill during maintenance, and<br />have a horsepower range from 157 to 1,050. Tub grinders shrink space<br />requirement by a ratio of 10:1 yards. Feeding the equipment requires<br />either a front-end loader or other hydraulic equipment such as an excavator<br />with a thumb attachment or cherry picker. Processed materials can be stockpiled using conveyor systems or with stockpiled using a front-end<br />loader. Depending on the size of the equipment’s processing capabilities, it<br />may be possible to feed and stockpile with one front-end loader.<br />Equipment operations and controls are remotely managed, usually away<br />from any potential flying debris. Mobilization is required, either with a<br />tractor-trailer hook-up, fifth-wheel only, or pindle-hook option. The<br />processing area should be firm soil with sufficient room for stockpiling preand<br />post-products; however, track tub grinders are available for special<br />processing needs. Over-width escort services would be used for wide<br />loads."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  TugBoat
Notes: "Tugboats are commercial water vessels that move or assist in the<br />movement of propelled and non-propelled water vessels, primarily with ship<br />docking and barge towing. Ship-assist tugs are generally port or harbor<br />related, while barge towing tugs are typically port-to-port transporters up<br />and down rivers, inlets, and the coastline. With different sizes and<br />modifications for varying tasks, tug boats require specially trained operators<br />or captains licensed and subject to jurisdiction of the U.S. Coast Guard,<br />and are also subject to random drug and alcohol testing procedures. Crew<br />manifests generally range from 2 to 6+ individuals, including a captain and<br />an inland waterways river pilot, required by law, who serves as servant to<br />the vessel master. Docking pilots (specialists) should be used where<br />possible, as they serve to enhance communications between the assisted<br />ship and the tugboat in “unfamiliar waters.” These crewmembers will, at<br />times, live on the tug itself or on-call from nearby homes, and have a<br />varying schedule dependent on the tug company. Tugboats also consist of<br />model bows or pointed bows for towing while push tugs have square bows.<br />Specially equipped tugboats can be specialized to serve as spray boats or<br />firefighting boats for the purposes of emergency situations. Tugboats<br />strongly rely on the need for communication as many assisted ships either<br />originate in foreign countries or are unfamiliar with inland or harbor waters.<br />In emergencies, the U.S. Coast Guard houses a master list of tug boats<br />that can be contacted for assistance. Most tug boat owners and operators<br />may belong to their trade association, the American Waterways Operators<br />(AWO)."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  VaporProtectiveEnsemble
Notes: "A vapor protective ensemble or garment that is intended for use in an<br />unknown threat atmosphere or for known high health risk atmospheres is<br />vapor tight, and is in compliance with National Fire Protection Association<br />(NFPA) Standard # 1991, “Standard on Vapor-Protective Ensembles for<br />Hazardous Materials Emergencies.”"<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  WheelDozer
Notes: "A wheel dozer is a rubber-tired piece of equipment used for spreading and<br />compacting without vibratory means. This equipment can accomplish mass<br />leveling tasks for agriculture, construction, forestry, heavy construction, industrial<br />needs, open pit mining, and similar earth moving requirements. Rubber tires<br />contribute by compacting the earth being moved during the process of leveling.<br />Leveling in layers to maximize density requirements usually performs this action.<br />Layered leveling limits will also be accommodated by the weight and size of the<br />equipment being employed. Equipment can operate on slight slopes. Equipment<br />capacities can vary from 100,000 lbs. at 33 yd³ to 22,000 lbs. at 3.5 yd³.<br />Mobilization is usually required. A front-end loading detachable trailer is usually<br />the preferred option. Over-width escort services would be used for wide loads."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  WheelLoaderLarge
Notes: "Rubber-tired equipment used for moving and/or loading large masses of various<br />aggregate materials or demolition debris. Materials are usually loaded into<br />material carrying equipment, such as dump trucks or stockpiled, processed, and/or<br />moved around onsite. Accessories are also available for handling bulky<br />materials/waste. A tractor-trailer unit usually handles the mobilization. Depending<br />on the bucket size, dismantling is usually not an issue. Depending on the width, a<br />transport permit may be required, along with escort services."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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  WheelLoaderMedium
Notes: "Rubber-tired equipment used for moving and/or loading small to large masses of<br />various aggregate materials or demolition debris. Materials are usually loaded into<br />material carrying equipment, such as dump trucks or stockpiled, processed, and/or<br />moved around onsite. Accessories are also available for handling bulky<br />materials/waste. A tractor-trailer unit usually handles the mobilization but is not<br />necessary for some pieces of equipment. Mobilization without a transport usually<br />requires an operator’s license. Usually the width of this equipment does not<br />require a transport permit but may still require an escort service."<br />Source:  NIMS 507_Mutual_Aid_Glossary.pdf
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