OREANDA-NEWS. August 11, 2010. In the course of the first world championship for fire and rescue sport among youths held in Kazan from 5 to 10 August 2010, KAMAZ special equipment received high appraisal from the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan.

One of the main exhibits of KAMAZ’s exposition was AC 8000 fire-fighting vehicle on dedicated KAMAZ-65225-63 chassis with TZA-Magirus cistern (NFL/AC 8000 model) with a water tank for 7,500 litres and a foam tank for 500 litres.

Also the visitors could see three kinds of fire-extinguishing tankers with different performance characteristics enabling to solve the broadest spectrum of tasks. First of all, this is AC-3,0-40 tank truck on KAMAZ-4308 chassis equipped with Cummins engine and intended for transportation of fire-fighting teams, emergency, rescue, fire-fighting and lighting equipment, and also fire-fighting agents. The other two presented tank trucks on KAMAZ-43253 chassis (4x2): AC-4,5-40 and AC-3,2-40/4 have a good reputation of a fire-fighting vehicle with balanced characteristics.

Specialists highly appraised KAMAZ equipment meant for transportation of fire-fighting and rescue teams, special equipment and tools, communication and lighting facilities, and equipment for protection of EMERCOM’s personnel to the sites of fire or emergency: 150VR model of TM-12 mobile ladder (on KAMAZ-43118 chassis) and 130VR model of AL-52 aerial ladder on KAMAZ-65201 chassis (8x4).

KAMAZ also presented PPP-32 foam delivery device on KAMAZ-53228 chassis (6x6) meant for delivery of water or mechanical foam in tanks with a volume up to 20,000 cubic meters at process installations of the oil, oil-refining, petrochemical industry with a height up to 60m, and also in industrial and residential buildings and structures.

During the event, a batch of modern equipment for firefighting passed into customers’ ownership: 10 fire-extinguishing tankers AC-3,2-40/4 (001-MS “Rozenbauer” model) on KAMAZ-43253 chassis purchased in equal shares on federal and republican budgetary money were delivered to EMERCOM.

The delegation from the Republic of Tatarstan headed by its President Rustam Minnikhanov was present at the ceremony. Tatarstan’s President Rustam Minnikhanov highly appreciated the potential of 130VR model of AL-52 aerial ladder (KAMAZ-65201) and announced an intention to purchase a batch of such equipment for Tatarstan’s EMERCOM subdivisions.