VIDEO: This summer we’ve seen large, long-lasting fires at landfills, propane storage facilities and even electric vehicle battery facilities. These long, extended firefights can take their toll on fire departments requiring lots of manpower. Now there is a new piece of technology aiming to put these fires out faster without risking firefighters’ lives.
It is a firefighting robot, recently released by manufacturer Rosenbauer.
“We designed it not to replace firefighters, but to enhance their capabilities and make it safer for them,” Rosenbauer’s Michael Todd told ABC15.
The machine can pull a heavy hose as far as 600 feet into the heart of a fire and shoot out about a thousand gallons of water — the same amount as a fire truck.
“It gives them the opportunity to get into a warehouse, go upstairs, downstairs, or into a subterranean area,” Todd said.