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Compact Rescue and Salvage Vehicle

Name: Compact Rescue & Salvage Vehicle
Brand: AUTOSMODS

A compact rescue truck for the calls that are not fires: traffic collisions, trapped occupants, storm damage, fallen trees and small technical rescues. Built on a pickup chassis, it carries hydraulic tools, cribbing, lighting and a generator to scenes a full-size rescue tender cannot reach quickly.

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Key facts

Base chassis	Pickup or light-truck chassis, 4x4 available
Body	Equipment body with roller-shutter compartments and roof rack
Power	On-board generator and scene lighting mast
Rescue equipment	Hydraulic pump, spreader, cutter, rams and cribbing stowage
Warning	Light bar, siren and rear chevron marking
Delivery	Complete vehicle, fitted to your equipment list

Most rescue calls in a township are small: one car off the road, a tree across a lane, a worker trapped in machinery. Sending a full rescue tender is expensive and slow, and in a narrow lane it may not arrive at all. A compact rescue vehicle answers the majority of those calls in a fraction of the time and leaves the heavy appliance available for the calls that need it.

The layout follows the tool, not the other way round. The hydraulic pump sits where an operator can reach the controls while watching the tool, the cribbing is in a compartment that opens fully so it can be thrown out in one movement, and the lighting mast is positioned so it does not blind the operator working under the vehicle.

Power is the quiet specification. A generator that cannot start at minus five degrees, or a lighting mast that draws more than the system supplies, turns a rescue vehicle into a parked truck. We size the electrical system for continuous duty, not for the demonstration.

Configurations

Each configuration is a starting point — equipment, layout and finish are set per order.

01Traffic rescue

Hydraulic tools, cribbing, lighting and stabilization for vehicle extrication.

02Technical rescue

Adds rope, rigging, cutting and lifting equipment for structural and machinery incidents.

03Storm and salvage

Chainsaws, tarpaulins and a salvage pump for wind and water damage response.

04Township multi-role

Combined layout for stations where one vehicle covers rescue and small fire calls.

Where it is used

The same platform carries different fit-outs depending on who operates it.

Township fire stations

Low call volume, wide area, and a need for one vehicle to cover several call types.

Highway maintenance depots

Incident response on roads where a large tender blocks a lane for too long.

Industrial safety teams

On-site rescue capability for machinery and confined-space incidents.

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Questions buyers ask

Can one vehicle cover both rescue and small fires?

Yes, with the multi-role layout: a small water tank and pump can be added, though it reduces equipment space. Decide which call type dominates and specify around it.

Are hydraulic tools included?

The vehicle is built around the tools you specify. We can supply a complete set or fit the body to tools you already own — send the dimensions and the pump requirement.

How is the generator selected?

From the continuous load of the lighting mast and the tools, with margin for cold starting. We will ask for your lowest ambient temperature at specification stage.

Specify a compact rescue vehicle

Tell us the dominant call type and the equipment you carry. We will propose a body layout and an electrical budget.