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Tender,
Foam (Firefighting Foam Tender)
The apparatus used to mix concentrate
with water to make solution, pump, and mix air and solution
to make foam, and transport and apply foam.
Tender,
Fuel (Fuel Tender)
Any vehicle capable of supplying
fuel to ground or airborne equipment.
Tender,
Helicopter (Helicopter Tender)
A ground service vehicle capable
of supplying fuel and support equipment to helicopters.
Total Containment Vessel (TCV)
A TCV is designed to transport explosive
or chemical devices, fully enclosed. Used
for explosive and hazardous materials (HazMat).
Tractor Trailer
Truck with
a trailer attachment used for mobilization of various goods, supplies,
and equipment. Predominately used for moving equipment, either
long distances, overweight and over-width equipment, or equipment
not permitted for over the road purposes, including track equipment.
Trailers are either fifth-wheel mounted or tow behinds, depending
on the size of the load. Also used for long- and short-haul needs,
including smaller equipment. Loading
and off-loading can be accomplished from either the front or the rear. Usually the rear loading will require ramps. If
loading is done from the front, the trailer will be detached from the truck
allowing use of the small ramps for loading purposes. Front-end
loading using a detachable trailer is usually used for oversized equipment. Payloads
can be as much as 80,000 pounds and more if permitted.
Transport
Team, Large Animal, Animal Protection
An Animal
Protection Large Animal Transport Team will deploy for a minimum
of 5 days and will be responsible for transporting large animals
from a disaster site. All required vehicles will accompany team.
Transport
Team, Small Animal, Animal Protection
An Animal
Protection Small Animal Transport Team will deploy for a minimum
of 5 days and will be responsible for transporting large animals
from a disaster site. All required vehicles will accompany team.
Tub Grinder
Specialized equipment designed to grind heavy
brush, pallets, demolition material, land-clearing debris,
and yard waste. Units are equipped with hammermills ranging
from 26 inches to 36 inches that serve as steel fixed hammers
or doubled-edged cutting tools. Tub
grinders possess hydraulic tub tilt to provide safe access
to the hammermill during maintenance, and have a horsepower
range from 157 to 1,050. Tub
grinders shrink space requirement by a ratio of 10:1 yards. Feeding the equipment requires either a front-end
loader or other hydraulic equipment such as an excavator with
a thumb attachment or cherry-picker. Processed
materials can be stockpiled using conveyor systems or with
stockpiled using a front-end loader. Depending
on the size of the equipment’s processing capabilities, it
may be possible to feed and stockpile with one front-end loader. Equipment
operations and controls are remotely managed, usually away
from any potential flying debris. Mobilization
is required, either with a tractor-trailer hook-up, fifth-wheel
only, or pindle-hook option. The
processing area should be firm soil with sufficient room for
stockpiling pre- and post-products; however, track tub grinders
are available for special processing needs. Over-width
escort services would be used for wide loads.
Tug Boat
Tug boats are commercial water vessels that move or assist
in the movement of propelled and non-propelled water vessels,
primarily with ship docking and barge towing. Ship-assist
tugs are generally port or harbor related, while barge towing
tugs are typically port-to-port transporters up and down rivers,
inlets, and the coastline. With
different sizes and modifications for varying tasks, tug boats
require specially trained operators or captains licensed and
subject to jurisdiction of the U.S. Coast Guard, and are also
subject to random drug and alcohol testing procedures. Crew manifests generally range from 2 to 6+
individuals, including a captain and an inland waterways river
pilot, required by law, who serves as servant to the vessel
master. Docking pilots (specialists) should be used where possible, as
they serve to enhance communications between the assisted ship
and the tug boat in “unfamiliar waters.” These
crew members will, at times, live on the tug itself or on-call
from nearby homes, and have a varying schedule dependent on
the tug company. Tug boats also consist of model bows or pointed
bows for towing while push tugs have square bows. Specially equipped tug boats can be specialized
to serve as spray boats or firefighting boats for the purposes
of emergency situations. Tug
boats strongly rely on the need for communication as many assisted
ships either originate in foreign countries or are unfamiliar
with inland or harbor waters. In
emergencies, the U.S. Coast Guard houses a master list of tug
boats that can be contacted for assistance. Most tug boat owners and operators may belong
to their trade association, the American Waterways Operators
(AWO).
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