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associated with narrow streets – but as with any new design concept, access to flexible design options will make or break any ambitious project. When sourcing parts, choose experts that already have a good track record working with non standard specifications and offer complete design flexibility. Urbanisation is producing additional
challenges, aside from narrower roads. Flooding is ever more evident in urban areas, as a result of less water being able to infiltrate impermeable surfaces such as concrete. The big flooding problem is only going to get worse as climate change makes extreme rainfall more common, and emergency vehicles will need to contend with these changes. The traditional parts that have been commonplace in emergency vehicles for decades will need to adapt in response to the changing environment. Increased moisture increases the chance of internal corrosion to steering parts, as well as contamination and lubrication leakage (see the aforementioned case study). Of course, some fire appliance design engineers may not see the need for such an entire design overhaul, as demonstrated in the radical example of the Singapore new concept vehicle. Yet as shown with the bevel box case, small changes can reap huge benefits in helping fire appliances respond to the changing environment. For emergency vehicle design engineers in need of flexible
design options, it’s time to look further afield than standard catalogue parts. The level of ingress protection celebrated
by Pailton Engineering’s engineers in the case study (see pp37-38), was a result of customer specific in depth analysis and thorough trials, which many multinational steering parts suppliers do not offer.
Urbanisation, climate change and flood
rates aren’t slowing down. Expert design will be the only way to tackle the issues faced by emergency vehicles
Roger Brereton is head of sales at Pailton Engineering. For more information, view page 5
References
1. ‘Red Rhino LF5G fire truck douses flames in small city spaces’, New Atlas, https://
newatlas.com/red-rhino-lf5g-fire- truck/40708/
2. ‘SFFD “Imposing the Authority” to Demand Wider, Speedier Streets’, Streets Blog SF,
https://sf.streetsblog.org/2014/05/13/ sffd-imposing-the-authority-to-demand- wider-speedier-streets/
3.
‘Narrower Lanes, Safer Streets’, Academia. edu, Dewan Masud Karim, https://www.
academia.edu/12488747/Narrower_ Lanes_Safer_Streets_Accepted_ Paper_for_CITE_Conference_Regina_ June_2015
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