Editing Fire engine (section)

===Conventional fire engine===
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File:Fire Engine 33 (6225707251).jpg|An E-One engine used by the [[Boston Fire Department]]
File:Brandbil, Huddinge, 20220902.jpg|A [[Scania AB|Scania]] engine used by the [[Södertörn]] fire service
File:Ural Next-based fire engine in Tomsk 01.jpg|An [[Ural Automotive Plant|Ural]] engine used by the [[Russian State Fire Service]]
File:20230306 HOWO T5G 340 fire engine in Kaifeng.jpg|A [[Howo]] engine used by the [[China Fire and Rescue|Henan Fire Rescue Corps]]
</gallery>The standard fire engine transports firefighters to the scene, carries equipment needed by the firefighters for most firefighting scenarios, and may provide a limited supply of water with which to fight the fire. The tools carried on the fire engine will vary greatly based on many factors including the size of the department and the usual situations the firefighters handle. For example, departments located near large bodies of water or rivers are likely to have some sort of [[Swiftwater rescue|water rescue]] equipment. Standard tools found on nearly all fire engines include [[ladder]]s, [[hydraulic rescue tools]] (often referred to as the [[jaws of life]]), [[High-intensity discharge lamp|floodlights]], [[fire hose]], [[fire extinguisher]]s, self-contained breathing apparatus, and [[Thermal imaging camera (firefighting)|thermal imaging cameras]].<ref>{{cite web|title=What is a Fire Engine?|url=http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-fire-engine.htm|website=WiseGeek|access-date=17 March 2015}}</ref>

The exact layout of what is carried on an engine is decided by the needs of the department. For example, fire departments located in metropolitan areas will carry equipment to mitigate hazardous materials and effect technical rescues, while departments that operate in the wildland-urban interface will need the gear to deal with brush fires.

Some fire engines have a fixed [[deluge gun]], also known as a master stream, which directs a heavy stream of water to wherever the operator points it. An additional feature of engines are their preconnected [[fire hose|hose lines]], commonly referred to as ''preconnects''.<ref name=FEM-pre>{{cite journal|last1=Leihbacher|first1=Doug|title=Preconnects: The Basics|journal=[[Fire Engineering Magazine]]|date=1 April 2000|volume=153|issue=4|url=http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/print/volume-153/issue-4/features/features/preconnects-the-basics.html|access-date=19 March 2015}}</ref> The preconnects are attached to the engine's onboard water supply and allow firefighters to quickly mount an aggressive attack on the fire as soon as they arrive on scene.<ref name=FEM-pre/> When the onboard water supply runs out, the engine is connected to more permanent sources such as [[fire hydrant]]s or [[water tender]]s and can also use natural sources such as rivers or reservoirs by [[drafting water]].