An aerial appliance turns the outside of a building into a second access route. The range covers water towers, articulated booms and rescue platforms from 18 m to 70 m, with cage loads from 300 kg to 450 kg. For high-rise districts, industrial sites and warehouses where the fire is above the reach of a ground monitor or the stairwell is the only other way in.
The range is delivered through CIMC Firetruck, with core manufacturing at Sichuan Chuanxiao in Chengdu. Every enquiry is tied to a written specification, a chassis or component availability date and a documentation pack for tender, registration or customs review.
A ground monitor reaches the first floor. Everything above it depends on how high the appliance can put a platform, how much that platform can carry and how fast it gets there.
A fire on the eighth floor is a different problem from a fire on the second. The crew cannot reach it with a handline from the street, the stairwell may be the only route and the window is the only way to ventilate or rescue. An aerial appliance turns the facade into a working access route.
The commercial case is decided by four things: working height, cage load, working radius and set-up time; the usable capacity, 300–450 kg in the rescue cage; crew and equipment fit; and the documentation needed for registration or tender. A lower purchase price that ignores one of those numbers is usually paid back in downtime.
The working height, cage load, working radius and set-up time are fixed in one drawing package before production. The customer approves the interface, the performance figures and the equipment list as a set, not as separate purchase orders.
The body, tank, pump, control logic and equipment mounting are engineered together. The interface risk sits with one build team, not between an importer, a body builder and a component supplier.
The specification is built around 300–450 kg in the rescue cage, then checked against the chassis axle rating, the stability envelope and the duty cycle. The advertised maximum is not used as the design point.
The body is laid out around a two-person cage, a monitor and the rescue equipment that must reach the floor of involvement, with the controls, hose bed, lockers and equipment reachable from the ground. The crew should not have to climb on the roof to start the attack.
Each aerial fire truck is delivered with a model-specific parts list, a first-year consumable recommendation and a documented service schedule. Wear parts are identified before delivery, not after the first failure.
Dimensional drawings, test records, operation manuals and the inspection file are prepared before shipment. The tender or registration package is reviewed against the destination requirements.
Start with the incident, the access and the water or power source. The configuration follows.
18–70 m working height for window access, roof ventilation and rescue above the reach of a ground monitor.
Water towers with large monitors for elevated attack on tanks, pipe racks and distillation columns.
Articulated booms that can reach over the roof line and apply water to a deep-seated fire without committing a crew inside.
Platform access for roof and facade incidents where the internal route is long or compromised.
Long-reach booms for ship superstructures, cranes and bridge decks.
Platform access for high-level inspection, lighting and equipment movement when the appliance is not on a fire call.
The certificate and the test record are part of the product, not paperwork added after the order.
Quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management systems certified to GB/T 19001, GB/T 24001 and GB/T 45001. Certificates are available for pre-qualification.
Aerial appliances are engineered around GB 7956.12-2015, covering structural strength, stability, cage load and safety interlocks.
Each build includes an outrigger footprint, ground bearing pressure and stability calculation. The site plan should confirm the street width, slope and buried services before the appliance is ordered.
For markets outside China, the technical file is built around the standard named in the tender. Applicability and third-party certification are confirmed in writing before contract.
Representative configurations from the current range. Final tank, body, equipment and chassis are fixed in the signed technical specification.
| Model or platform | Key specification | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| SXF5341JXFJP20Sinotruk HOWO 20m Water Tower Fire Fighting Truck with Pump and Monitor | 20 m | Elevated monitor attack View model → |
| SXF5291JXFJP3232m SAIC-IVECO Foam Tower Aerial Fire Truck with 6000L Water and Foam | 32 m; 6,000 L | Elevated foam attack View model → |
| SXF5321JXFJP18SAIC-IVECO 18m Water Tower Aerial Fire Truck with 12000L Water and Foam | 18 m; 12,000 L | Elevated water attack View model → |
| SXF5411JXFJP60Mercedes Benz 60m Water Tower Fire Truck with 8000L Water and Foam | 60 m; 8,000 L | Long-reach elevated attack View model → |
| Volvo 70m Aerial Platform Fire FightingCIMC aerial fire truck | 70 m | High-rise platform rescue View model → |
Specifications are representative and vary by model, chassis and destination. Confirm the final configuration, axle load and performance figures in the signed technical agreement.
The aerial range is built around structural strength, stability and a control system that keeps the cage inside its rated envelope. The core manufacturing base is in Chengdu, with tank fabrication, subframe and body welding, pump assembly, electrical harnesses, painting and full-load testing under one management system.
Sichuan Chuanxiao Fire Trucks Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a member of CIMC Tianda Holdings and traces its line to the Sichuan Fire Machinery Factory, founded in 1963. The company operates a 200,000 m² plant with more than 500 employees and a range of more than 300 fire truck variants.
Products are distributed in more than 60 countries, with service to more than 2,000 fire departments and rescue organizations. Factory-direct supply covers the appliance, the fire pump and monitor, the body and the parts list, rather than a broker assembling unrelated components.
Diario Libre reported the January 2019 delivery of 40 fire trucks to the Dominican Republic as the first Chinese aid project since the two countries established diplomatic relations. The trucks were built by Sichuan Chuanxiao and handed over to the national 9-1-1 system.
Source: Diario LibreThe handover is the start of the service record, not the end of the order.
Published orders, handovers and platform records with buyer, date, quantity and source. Figures are as reported, not estimates.
The package combined elevated attack, chemical decontamination and a rescue equipment batch in one procurement.
A single station package configured for chemical-park rescue, with all five vehicles accepted together.
A single station fleet renewal that put the city’s first 24 t Scania foam tankers and a 32 m ladder into service.
Verification note: each record is linked to its published source. Where a source did not publish a value or quantity, the card says so.
The questions that decide the configuration, the chassis and the documentation package.
A water tower is the monitor tool: it puts a large flow above a tank farm or warehouse without a crew at height. A platform is the rescue tool: it carries people and a monitor to the floor of involvement. Choose by the primary task, then check height, cage load and outrigger footprint.
Allow about 3.2 m per storey, add the height of the floor of involvement and a margin for the cage position. A 32 m appliance covers most eight to ten storey buildings. A 60–70 m appliance is needed for towers above twenty storeys.
The footprint depends on the model and the boom position. A 32 m appliance may need 4.5–5 m of lateral outrigger span; a 60–70 m appliance needs more. Check the station apron, the street width and the buried services before the order is placed.
Yes, on models with a cage-mounted monitor and the required stability envelope. The monitor reaction force and the cage load must be within the rated combination. Confirm the permitted combinations in the operating manual, not by experiment.
For Aerial Fire Trucks, the documentation package includes the ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management system certificates, the applicable GB 7956 test basis and the material and pressure test records. Market-specific certification is quoted separately.
A standard configuration on an available chassis is typically 90–180 days after drawing approval. Imported chassis, aerial appliances, custom bodies and specialized equipment can take 6–10 months. The contract should state the chassis, drawing approval and delivery dates separately.
Yes. The aerial fire truck can be configured around the tank, pump, body, equipment and destination requirements. The limit is the chassis rating, the stability calculation and the applicable standard, not the catalogue.
Large vehicles usually move by RoRo; smaller equipment can ship by container or air freight. A factory acceptance test can be arranged before shipment, and commissioning or training can be provided on site or remotely.
Training covers operation, daily inspection and the task-specific drill. Each aerial fire truck is supplied with a model-specific spare parts list, and a first-year consumables kit can be quoted.
Warranty terms are set in the contract and typically cover the chassis per the chassis manufacturer’s terms and the fire body or equipment for 12–24 months. Extended coverage and a service-level agreement can be quoted.
Compare the drawing, the bill of materials, the pump or system curve, the tank material, the axle-load calculation and the test plan. A lower price with a smaller tank, a generic pump or missing test records is not the same product.
Send the task, the required capacity or flow, the chassis preference, the destination market and the equipment list. For a aerial fire truck, a site plan, a photo of the access or the existing installation is also useful.
Tell us the tallest building, the narrowest street, the outrigger space and the rescue task. We will match the height class, cage load and boom configuration to the district.
Quotations are based on a frozen technical specification. Final capacity, flow, height and equipment are confirmed in the signed agreement.
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