BMW R1200RT Fire
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BMW R 1200 RT Fire
While we don't expect motorcycles to supplant trucks as the main vehicle of fire departments worldwide, they can provide a handy fast response alternative. No vehicle can carve through traffic with the speed of a bike, even a big one like the BMW R1200RT, so they can arrive on the scene of a fire and begin fighting it long before the more powerful truck can. Imagine a car fire at the head of a long traffic jam on a crowded highway and you can understand how speed saves.
Greece has just purchased a fleet of Firexpress-equipped
BMWs. The Firexpress system can be mounted to any large motorcycle or ATV and is
already in use in Europe and Asia. It's unique in that it makes the best use of
limited tank capacity by dispersing microdroplets of water in a controlled,
low-speed stream that's safe to use on exposed skin and doesn't draw extra air
into a fire, yet can reach up to 15 feet.
This R1200RT carries 13.2 gallons of water or foam, enough for over two minutes of constant spray, and can reach fires at speeds in excess 90mph, even with its tanks full.
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