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Fire engine with an electric motor
An electric fire engine is a fire engine that is powered by an electric motor—essentially, an electric vehicle designed and used for firefighting. Electric
Electric_fire_engine
Emergency vehicle intended to put out fires
A fire engine (or fire truck, also spelled firetruck) is a vehicle, usually a specially designed or modified truck, that functions as a firefighting apparatus
Fire_engine
American electrical engineer and manufacturer
invented the electric fan, an electric elevator design, and the electric fire engine. He is associated with the early development of the electric motor industry
Schuyler_Wheeler
High-bypass turbofan aircraft engine
The General Electric GE90 is a family of high-bypass turbofan aircraft engines built by GE Aerospace for the Boeing 777, with thrust ratings from 81,000
General_Electric_GE90
Battery powered cars
Electric aircraft Electric boat Electric fire engine Electric motorcycles and scooters Electric vehicle conversion Plug-in electric vehicle Plug-in hybrid
List of battery electric vehicles
List_of_battery_electric_vehicles
Type of vehicle incident
of vehicle fires involving plug-in electric vehicles has increased alongside the increase in production and adoption of consumer electric vehicles (EVs)
Plug-in_electric_vehicle_fire
Emergency services in Vancouver, Canada
operating an electric fire engine out of Fire Hall No. 1 in Strathcona. This was the first electric fire engine to be deployed in Canada. The fire engine was introduced
Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services
Vancouver_Fire_and_Rescue_Services
Turbofan aircraft engine family
The General Electric CF6, US military designations F103 and F138, is a family of high-bypass turbofan engines produced by GE Aviation. The CF6, based
General_Electric_CF6
Large stationary single-cylinder internal combustion four-stroke engine
machine, and only fired every other stroke due to the Otto cycle, also designed by Otto. Three types of internal combustion engines were designed by German
Otto_engine
Vehicle propelled fully or mostly by electricity
switched to hybrids that use internal combustion engines like conventional vehicles, but add electric motors as a supplement, powered by electricity produced
Electric_vehicle
Sequence of cylinder ignition in a piston engine
The firing order of an internal combustion engine is the sequence of ignition for the cylinders. In a spark ignition (e.g. gasoline/petrol) engine, the
Firing_order
Town in Maricopa County, Arizona
was the first in the state of Arizona to implement the use of an electric fire engine. The Gilbert Police Department (GPD) is a full-service accredited
Gilbert,_Arizona
Opposed-piston engine used in marine, firefighting and BR locomotive applications
130 opposed-piston, high-speed diesel engine and the locomotives produced by English Electric using these engines, including its demonstrator locomotive
Napier_Deltic
Machine that converts one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy (of motion)
locomotive engine Spacecraft propulsion engines such as Rocket engine Traction engine Aircraft engine Automobile engine replacement Electric motor Engine cooling
Engine
Device used to start an internal combustion engine
crankshaft of an internal combustion engine so as to initiate the engine's combustion cycle. Starters can be electric, pneumatic, or hydraulic. The starter
Starter_(engine)
Engine that uses steam to perform mechanical work
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid. The steam engine uses the force produced by steam pressure
Steam_engine
Unexpected loss of power
2016 suffered an uncontained engine failure on its #2 engine (General Electric CF6) during takeoff resulting in a large fire which destroyed the outer right
Turbine_engine_failure
Series of I6 and V8 engines built by Chrysler
produced: the FirePower series (with displacements from 241 to 392 cu in (3.9 to 6.4 L) from 1951 until 1958; a 426 cu in (7.0 L) race and street engine from 1964
Chrysler_Hemi_engine
Liquid-fueled rocket engine
propellants and is the first flight-ready engine to use the electric-pump-fed cycle. The rocket uses a similar engine arrangement to the Falcon 9; a two-stage
Rutherford_(rocket_engine)
Type of spacecraft propulsion using electrical energy to accelerate propellant
Valentin Glushko at the Gas Dynamics Laboratory in 1933. The first electric engine operated in space aboard SERT-1 in 1964, and Hall-effect thrusters
Spacecraft electric propulsion
Spacecraft_electric_propulsion
Pump
injector). Carbureted engines often use low-pressure mechanical pumps that are mounted on the engine. Fuel injected engines use either electric fuel pumps mounted
Fuel_pump
least 2010, fires and thermal incidents have been reported in cars, buses, boats, and other electric vehicles. This is a list of fires in electric vehicles
List of thermal incidents in electric vehicles
List_of_thermal_incidents_in_electric_vehicles
Form of electric spacecraft propulsion
An ion thruster, ion drive, or ion engine is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion. An ion thruster creates a cloud of positive
Ion_thruster
System that powers a motor vehicle
one or more electric traction motors that operate to drive the vehicle wheels. All-electric vehicles ("electric cars") eliminate the engine altogether
Powertrain
Locomotive powered by a diesel engine
would wear too quickly to be useful. The first successful diesel engines used diesel–electric transmissions, and by 1925 a small number of diesel locomotives
Diesel_locomotive
Mechanical issue caused by fuel released from an unintended source
Diesel engine runaway is an occurrence in diesel engines, in which the engine draws excessive fuel from an unintended source and overspeeds at higher RPM
Diesel_engine_runaway
Town and former civil parish in Scotland
Retrieved 17 October 2019. "Cumnock firm manufacture the world's first electric fire engine". Cumnockchronicle.com. "St John the Evangelist, Cumnock". Scotland's
Cumnock
Type of internal and continuous combustion engine
others aircraft, trains, ships, electric generators, pumps, gas compressors, and tanks. 50: Earliest records of Hero's engine (aeolipile). It most likely
Gas-turbine_engine
Electric cars damage people's health and the environment less than similar sized internal combustion engine cars. While aspects of their production can
Health and environmental effects of battery electric cars
Health_and_environmental_effects_of_battery_electric_cars
Engine in which fuel combusts with an oxidizer
Traditionally, electric motors are not referred to as "engines"; however, combustion engines are often referred to as "motors". (An electric engine refers to
Internal_combustion_engine
Systems for generating thrust for ships and boats on water
are propelled by mechanical systems consisting of an electric motor or internal combustion engine driving a propeller, or less frequently, in pump-jets
Marine_propulsion
Self-propelled railway vehicle
vertical petrol engine and a two-speed mechanical gearbox. In 1903, the Hungarian Weitzer railmotor was the world's first petrol electric locomotive. Diesel
Locomotive
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
straight-6 common rail diesel engines. The engines utilize variable geometry turbochargers and Bosch piezo-electric injectors. The engine jointly replaced the
BMW_N57
Space where the propulsion machinery is installed aboard a ship
the engine room may be situated mid-ship, such as on vessels built from 1900 to the 1960s, or forward and even high, such as on diesel-electric vessels
Engine_room
Turboprop engine model
The General Electric Catalyst (formerly Advanced Turboprop, or ATP) is a turboprop engine by GE Aerospace. It was announced on 16 November 2015 and will
General_Electric_Catalyst
Motor vehicle
marketed in Europe from 2014 after an eight-year hiatus, using rear-engine or rear electric motor configurations. It is based on the third-generation Renault
Smart_Forfour
Electrothermal thruster in development
plasma, generating thrust. It is a plasma propulsion engine, one of several types of spacecraft electric propulsion systems. The VASIMR method for heating
Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket
Variable_Specific_Impulse_Magnetoplasma_Rocket
Subcompact crossover SUV
is available with petrol, mild hybrid, hybrid and battery electric models, while diesel engine options are no longer offered. According to Hyundai, the
Hyundai_Kona
American utility company
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is an American investor-owned utility (IOU). The company is headquartered at Kaiser Center, in Oakland, California
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Pacific_Gas_and_Electric_Company
World's Fair held in Paris, France
passenger trolleybus line, escalators, diesel engines, electric cars, dry cell batteries, electric fire engines, talking films, the telegraphone (the first
Exposition_Universelle_(1900)
Type of electric propulsion
propulsion engine is a type of electric propulsion that generates thrust from a quasi-neutral plasma. This is in contrast with ion thruster engines, which
Plasma_propulsion_engine
Car propelled by an electric motor using energy stored in batteries
the superior efficiency of electric motors, electric cars also generate less waste heat, thus reducing the need for engine cooling systems that are often
Electric_car
Type of railway locomotive
rotational speed, unlike a piston engine, which has a comparatively flat power curve. This makes gas-turbine–electric systems useful primarily for long-distance
Gas-turbine_locomotive
2025 aviation accident in Louisville, Kentucky, US
about 92,992 hours, and was equipped with three General Electric CF6-80C2D1F turbofan engines. The last visual inspections of the left pylon aft mount
UPS_Airlines_Flight_2976
development of internal combustion engines. Following the first commercial steam engine (a type of external combustion engine) by Thomas Savery in 1698, various
History of the internal combustion engine
History_of_the_internal_combustion_engine
Spacecraft propulsion system by NASA. 50kW Hall-effect thrusters, now for Lunar Gateway
The AEPS solar electric engine makes use of the Hall-effect thruster in which the propellant is ionized and accelerated by an electric field to produce
Advanced Electric Propulsion System
Advanced_Electric_Propulsion_System
Firefighting equipment
Installation of Stationary Fire Pumps for Fire Protection. Fire pumps are powered most commonly by an electric motor or a diesel engine, or, occasionally a steam
Fire_pump
Thermodynamic cycle
approach is used in some modern automobile engines. While originally seen exclusively in hybrid electric applications such as the earlier-generation
Atkinson_cycle
Minivan produced by Fiat
litre Fire flex engine. In the model year of 2011, the 8 valve 1.8 litre Ecotec engine was replaced by the brand new 16 valve 1.8 litre E.torQ engine, produced
Fiat_Doblò
Fire and rescue service for Berlin, Germany
first gasoline fire truck in Germany equipped with a fire pump was put into service. In 1908 Berlin purchased its first electric fire engine. During the
Berlin_Fire_Brigade
Electric spark system to ignite a fuel-air mixture
to avoid the engine relying on an electrical system. As batteries became more common in cars (due to the increased usage of electric starter motors)
Ignition_system
British locomotive manufacturer
Hythe Pier, Railway and Ferry engine numbers 16302 & 16307. These two 1917 locomotives were originally battery-electric vehicles supplied to the Avonmouth
Brush_Traction
Afterburning turbofan aircraft engine
but it was planned that engine contracts would be competitively tendered from Lot 6 onward with General Electric/Allison Engine Company/Rolls-Royce developing
Pratt_&_Whitney_F135
19th century, creating the de Rivaz engine, one of the first internal combustion engines, and an early electric motor. Samuel Brown later tested the
History_of_the_automobile
Small electric powered vehicle
An electric go-kart is a type of go-kart powered by electric motors and batteries or supercapacitors, as opposed to a traditional petrol engine. As of
Electric_go-kart
Motor vehicle
SuperFIRE engine, featuring four valves per cylinder and multipoint fuel injection. The Lancia Y was the first car to receive this evolution of the FIRE.
Lancia_Ypsilon
British industrial equipment manufacturer, 1918–1966
English Electric Diesels. Following the acquisition by English Electric the production of large Ruston engines was moved to the English Electric Vulcan
Ruston_&_Hornsby
American hybrid car (2010–2015)
This drivetrain comprises an electric motor, a lithium-ion battery pack, and a genset with a small combustion engine. Official series manufacture of
Chevrolet Volt (first generation)
Chevrolet_Volt_(first_generation)
Interceptor aircraft, British, 1960s–1980s
stacked engine configuration complicated maintenance work, and the leakage of fluid from the upper engine was a recurring fire hazard. The fire risk was
English_Electric_Lightning
New York City fireboat
diesel-electric fireboat in terms of pumping capacity when built in 1938, Fire Fighter fought more than 50 major fires during her career, including fires aboard
Fire_Fighter_(fireboat)
Combustion engine using an eccentric rotary design
The Wankel engine (/ˈvʌŋkəl/, VAHN-kəl) is a type of internal combustion engine using an eccentric rotary design to convert pressure into rotating motion
Wankel_engine
American-Finnish hybrid electric sports sedan (2011–2012)
the grid, making the vehicle a type of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The Karma's engine is mated with a generator to provide an electrical connection
Fisker_Karma
American multinational conglomerate (1892–2024)
retirement plan in 2021. On March 30, 2020, General Electric factory workers protested to convert jet engine factories to make ventilators during the COVID-19
General_Electric
Type of internal combustion engine that uses compression to create combustion
compression; thus, the diesel engine is also called a compression-ignition engine (or CI engine). This contrasts with engines using spark plug-ignition of
Diesel_engine
Front electric sustainer Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z M&D Flugzeugbau TJ-42 4-cylinder air-cooled "fan" engine 4-cylinder
List_of_aircraft_engines
Motor vehicle
used in a variety of different roles aside from a truck, including as a fire engine. "FL" stands for "Forward Control" and "Low-level Cab". The FL6 and the
Volvo_FL
Exhaust-powered forced-induction device for engines
aircraft engines during World War II, beginning with the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in 1938, which used turbochargers produced by General Electric. Other
Turbocharger
2024 aviation accident in Florida
dual engine failure and attempted to land on Interstate 75. The aircraft, a Bombardier Challenger 604, with twin General Electric CF34-3B engines, was
Hop-A-Jet_Flight_823
Internal combustion engine
the engine is especially large. The engine is then turned over, usually by hand, but sometimes by compressed air or an electric motor. Once the engine is
Hot-bulb_engine
2015 aircraft accident in Nevada
777 operating the flight suffered an uncontained engine failure and fire in the left (#1) GE90 engine during take-off from Las Vegas-McCarran International
British_Airways_Flight_2276
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
Jaguar AJ-V8 is a compact DOHC V8 piston engine used in many Jaguar vehicles. It was the fourth new engine type in the history of the company. It was
Jaguar_AJ-V8_engine
Engine whose framework does not move
gas turbines, and large electric motors, are categorized separately. Stationary engines, especially stationary steam engines were once widespread in the
Stationary_engine
Power supply with electrochemical cells
battery used in internal combustion engine vehicles, and lithium-ion batteries used for portable electronics and electric cars. Batteries come in many shapes
Electric_battery
Piston engine starting system
engines. Cartridge starters used on a number of jet engines, including such engines as the Rolls-Royce Avon, which were used in the English Electric Canberra
Coffman_engine_starter
Spacecraft propulsion technology
S.p.A., involving two electric propulsion systems: Snecma’s PPS1350-TSD Hall thruster, and TransMIT's RIT-10 gridded ion engine. These tests marked the
Atmosphere-breathing electric propulsion
Atmosphere-breathing_electric_propulsion
American municipal fire department
force with an Amoskeag fire engine and a hose jumper (cart). The equipment was hand-drawn to fires. In the spring of 1874, the fire company asked the Los
Los_Angeles_Fire_Department
Range of efficient operating speeds of an engine or motor
power band of an internal combustion engine or electric motor is the range of operating speeds under which the engine or motor is able to output the most
Power_band
Closed-cycle regenerative heat engine
contact with the fire.[citation needed] Stirling came up with a first air engine in 1816. The principle of the Stirling Air Engine differs from that
Stirling_engine
2-seater front mid-engine sports car developed by Mercedes-AMG
(563 hp) M159 engine was according to AMG "the world's most powerful naturally aspirated production series engine" ever produced. An electric version of
Mercedes-Benz_SLS_AMG
Motor vehicle
hybrid "Mixed" or "Mixte" racecars are powered by a gasoline engine which drives four electric motors, one in each wheel hub. The battery-powered "Touring"
Lohner–Porsche
American industrial company
History and Culture". "MaxxForce® Engine Plant Tour - Huntsville, AL". July 22, 2011. "Navistar produces the first 100% electric truck in Mexico". September
International_Motors
Type of electric propulsion system
Exhibit. Cincinnati, Ohio. doi:10.2514/6.2007-5197. "Ion engine gets SMART-1 to the Moon: Electric Propulsion Subsystem". ESA. 31 August 2006. Archived from
Hall-effect_thruster
Rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants
A solid-propellant rocket or solid rocket is a rocket with a rocket engine that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer). The earliest rockets were solid-fuel
Solid-propellant_rocket
Large twin-aisle airliner family
77,200–98,000 lbf (343–436 kN) General Electric GE90, Pratt & Whitney PW4000, or Rolls-Royce Trent 800 engines. The extended-range 777-300ER, with a MTOW
Boeing_777
Indian electric scooter manufacturer
Ola Electric Mobility Limited is an Indian electric vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Bengaluru. Founded in 2017 by Bhavish Aggarwal, the company
Ola_Electric
Heating element used to aid in starting diesel engines
In a diesel engine, a glow plug (also spelled glowplug) is a heating device used to aid starting of the engine in cold weather. This device is a pencil-shaped
Glow_plug
Reciprocating internal combustion engine
Hyundai Theta is a gasoline four-cylinder automobile engine family. The third all-aluminum engine of Hyundai Motor Company debuted in the fourth-generation
Hyundai_Theta_engine
Railway locomotive that produces its pulling power through a steam engine
was water for the engine. The line's operator, Commonwealth Railways, was an early adopter of the diesel-electric locomotive. The fire-tube boiler was standard
Steam_locomotive
Locomotive powered by electricity
diesel engines or gas turbines, are classed as diesel–electric or gas turbine–electric and not as electric locomotives, because the electric generator/motor
Electric_locomotive
Giant, animatronic, fire-breathing dragon
feet of electric wire. It employs about 250 sensors. It can contain 80 liters of stage blood and 11 liters of liquid gas that enable it to spit fire to over
Tradinno
High-bypass turbofan aircraft engine
engine inlet separates from engine, engine fire". "Incident: United B772 at Denver on Feb 20th 2021, engine inlet separates from engine, engine fire"
Pratt_&_Whitney_PW4000
City car by Fiat since 1980
combination of a 1.0-litre 3-cylinder FireFly petrol engine, a 12-volt BSG (Belt-integrated Starter Generator) electric motor and an 11 Ah lithium-ion battery
Fiat_Panda
Type of vehicle
journey. Plug-in electric vehicles have several benefits compared to conventional internal combustion engine vehicles. All-electric vehicles have lower
Plug-in_electric_vehicle
Mid-size luxury crossover SUV
powered by a supercharged 2.5-liter twin-cam 16-valve four cylinder engine with an electric motor and a compact 0.6 kWh lithium-ion battery pack located under
Infiniti_QX60
Books in book series about British locomotives
"Really Useful Engine". This book features a brief appearance in one illustration of the Peel Godred Branch, the Island of Sodor's only electric railway line
List of books in The Railway Series
List_of_books_in_The_Railway_Series
1975 aviation accident in New York
failure of the affected engine's thrust reverser and the wet runway. General Electric Aircraft Engines, makers of the DC-10's CF6 engines, partially dissented
Overseas National Airways Flight 032
Overseas_National_Airways_Flight_032
Series of turbocharged, direct-injection gasoline engines
propulsion motor in one. Fundamentally, the engine is identical to the 2018–present 1.0 EcoBoost, but features the electric starter/generator and its battery system
Ford_EcoBoost_engine
Noise-making device
emergency service vehicles such as ambulances, police cars, and fire engines. Many fire sirens (used for summoning volunteer firefighters) serve double
Siren_(alarm)
Machine used to produce air flow
climate control and personal thermal comfort (e.g., an electric table or floor fan), vehicle engine cooling systems (e.g., in front of a radiator), machinery
Fan_(machine)
Destiny-class cruise ship
16ZAV40S and two 12-cylinder 12ZAV40S medium-speed diesel engines. Her two 17.6-megawatt electric propulsion motors and controllable pitch propellers give
Carnival_Sunrise
ELECTRIC FIRE-ENGINE
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Male
Scottish
Scottish surname transferred to forename use, FIFE means "from Fife," a place said to have gotten its name from the legendary Pictish hero Fib.
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Greek
Bright; Shining
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Tall; Lofty; Slim; Towering
Girl/Female
French, German, Irish, Swedish
Tribe of the Irish; The Lord Judges
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish
Motivator; Lovely; Beauty
Girl/Female
Muslim
A sharp weapon
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a clever or elegant man, from Old French fin ‘fine’, ‘delicate’, ‘skilled’, ‘cunning’ (originally a noun from Latin finis ‘end’, ‘extremity’, ‘boundary’, later used also as an adjective in the sense ‘ultimate’, ‘excellent’).Jewish (American) : Americanized spelling of Fein.
Female
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Greek Maria, MÃIRE means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."
Surname or Lastname
Italian (Faré)
Italian (Faré) : Lombard variant of Ferrari.English : topographic name for a dweller by the roadside, Middle English fare (Old English fær).English : variant spelling of Fair.
Girl/Female
Australian, Italian, Latin
Flower
Biblical
headdress
Boy/Male
Arabic
Electric Light
Male
Irish
Irish name derived from the Gaelic element dáire, DÃIRE means "fertile, fruitful."
Girl/Female
Greek
Sparkling. The fiery sun. Mythological daughter of Agamemnon. In literature she was a central...
Female
Italian
Medieval Italian unisex name derived from the word fiore, FIORE means "flower."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
A Sharp Weapon
Girl/Female
English
Fiery; God's Gift
Male
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of the Old Norse byname Skári, SGÀIRE means "sea-mew," another name for the common seagull.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a wire drawer, from Middle English wīr ‘wire’.English : topographic name for someone who lived where bog myrtle grew, Old English wīr.English : habitational name from Wyre Forest in Hereford, Worcestershire, and Shropshire, probably named from a Celtic river name meaning ‘winding river’.
Boy/Male
Scottish
County name in Scotland.
ELECTRIC FIRE-ENGINE
ELECTRIC FIRE-ENGINE
Girl/Female
Australian, British, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Irish, Italian, Spanish, Swedish
Jehovah Increases; Burning Ones; Fiery; The Lord Judges
Girl/Female
Tamil
Initiation
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Latin, Swedish
Bright; Clear; Famous
Boy/Male
Hindu
Extremely mighty
Boy/Male
Tamil
Indestructible, Immortal
Girl/Female
Tamil
Anvi
Girl/Female
Latin
Rebirth.
Boy/Male
Indian
To Rise
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil
The One who Achieves in Life; Goddess Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Islamic
Fighter; Cute
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v. t.
To feed or serve the fire of; as, to fire a boiler.
n.
Fire.
v. t.
To drive by fire.
a.
See Eclectic.
a.
Producing electro-motion; producing, or tending to produce, electricity or an electric current; causing electrical action or effects.
v. t.
To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.
a.
Capable of occasioning the phenomena of electricity; as, an electric or electrical machine or substance.
n.
A telegraph wire or cable; hence, an electric telegraph; as, to send a message by wire.
v. i.
To take fire; to be kindled; to kindle.
imp. & p. p.
of Fire
a.
Pertaining to electricity; consisting of, containing, derived from, or produced by, electricity; as, electric power or virtue; an electric jar; electric effects; an electric spark.
n.
One who fires or sets fire to anything; an incendiary.
v. t.
To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile.
v. t.
To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to; as, to electrify a limb, or the body.
v. t.
To cause to explode; as, to fire a torpedo; to disharge; as, to fire a musket or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc.
n.
The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were exposed to a heavy fire.
n.
Anything which destroys or affects like fire.
adv. & a.
On fire.
a.
Alt. of Electrical
v. i.
To become electric.