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=== Wildland fire engine === {{main|Wildland fire engine}} [[File:Engine33ANF01.jpg|thumb|An [[Navistar|International]] wildland fire engine used by the [[United States Forest Service]]]] A [[wildland fire engine]] is a specialized fire engine that can negotiate difficult terrain for [[wildfire suppression]]. A wildland fire engine is smaller than standard fire engines and has a higher [[ground clearance]]. They may also respond to emergencies in rough terrain where other vehicles cannot respond. Many wildland engines feature [[four-wheel drive]] capability to improve hill climbing and rough terrain capability.<ref>{{cite web|title=Engine Types|url=http://www.nwcg.gov/general/memos/nwcg-006-2008.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501050059/http://www.nwcg.gov/general/memos/nwcg-006-2008.pdf|archive-date=1 May 2015|access-date=5 January 2014|publisher=National Wildfire Coordinating Group}}</ref> Some wildland apparatus can pump water while driving (compared to some traditional engines which must be stationary to pump water), allowing "mobile attacks" on vegetation fires to minimize the rate of spread.<ref>{{cite web|title=Type 3 Engine|url=http://sbcfire.ndic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Type-3-Engine.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231230053/http://sbcfire.ndic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Type-3-Engine.pdf|archive-date=31 December 2013|access-date=30 December 2013|publisher=Santa Barbara County Fire}}</ref> {{anchor|Type 1|Type 2|wildland-urban interface}} Fire departments that serve areas along the [[wildland–urban interface]] have to be able to tackle traditional urban fires as well as wildland fires.<ref name="FEM-interface">{{cite journal|last1=Wright|first1=Edward|date=1 August 2012|title=Wildland Urban Interface Fires: Managing A Cascade Of Risk|url=http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/print/volume-165/issue-8/features/wildland-urban-interface-fires-managing-a-cascade-of-risk.html|journal=[[Fire Engineering Magazine]]|volume=165|issue=8|access-date=18 March 2015}}</ref> Departments in these areas often use a wildland-urban interface engine, which combine features of a standard fire engine with that of a wildland fire engine.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wildland Type I & Type II|url=http://www.ferrarafire.com/Apparatus/Wildland/TypeII/TypeII.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408001828/http://www.ferrarafire.com/Apparatus/Wildland/TypeII/TypeII.html|archive-date=8 April 2015|access-date=18 March 2015|website=Ferrara Fire}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=April 2015}} {{Clear}}
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