A quintuple combination pumper or quint is a
fire-fighting apparatus that serves the dual purpose of an
engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy.
Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power ge ...
and a
ladder truck. “Quintuple” refers to the five functions that a quint provides: pump, water tank,
fire hose
A fire hose (or firehose) is a high-pressure hose that carries water or other fire retardant (such as foam) to a fire to extinguish it. Outdoors, it attaches either to a fire engine, fire hydrant, or a portable fire pump. Indoors, it can p ...
,
aerial device, and
ground ladders.
Tillers and tractor-drawn aerials also have quint features, and are dubbed "quillers".
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