There are a number of new appliances designs coming on-line, these are where possible being built up as "dual-cab" appliances. Some of the newest "14" or "quick attack" style appliances are now being fitted with CAFS units (Compressed Air Foam Systems), these units are designed to extend the water capacity with the use of foam.

A brigade name normally precedes the numeric information eg,. Upper Sturt 24 or Burnside 24, at brigade level we may refer to our appliances as just 12 or 24.

There are a number of configerations used by the CFS as detailed below:

Call Sign	* Vehicle Type	Litres Approx	Driven Wheels
12	Urban	1000	2
14	Urban or Rural	1000	4
24	Rural	2000	4
24	Urban/Rural	2000	4
34	Rural	3000	4
34	Urban/Rural	3000	4
Pumper	Hydrant Booster, special buildup
Quick Attack	Light 4WD	800 &/or CAFS	4
Tanker	Heavy	9000 +	2 or 4
Car	Command Vehicle	-	2 or 4
Rescue	Road Accident Rescue, special buildup
Hazmat	Hazardous Materials, special buildup
* Urban appliances carry CABA equipment

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Some examples of appliances
12 Dual cab urban	24 rural