Fire truck vs School bus
Fire truck vs school bus
Fire truck is larger on weight
Fire truck is 2× school bus on weight.
A fire truck and a school bus can be compared on 5 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.
Side by side
| Fire truck | School bus | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 14,000–36,000 kg | 6,500–12,000 kg |
| Height | 300–370 cm | 280–330 cm |
| Length | 800–1,400 cm | 670–1,370 cm |
| Width | 240–260 cm | 244 cm |
| Typical cost | 500,000–2,200,000 $ | 90,000–200,000 $ |
What the numbers say
- Fire truck is 2× school bus on weight.
- Fire truck is somewhat greater than school bus on height — about 1.1×.
- School bus is somewhat greater than fire truck on length — about 1.2×.
- Fire truck and school bus are near enough identical on width.
- Fire truck is 7.2× school bus on typical cost.
Weight compared.
Fire truck 14,000–36,000 kg
School bus 6,500–12,000 kg
Fire truck
A firefighting vehicle carrying a pump, hose and water, or an aerial ladder or platform.
School bus
A purpose-built bus for carrying schoolchildren, painted national school bus glossy yellow in North America.
This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.
Common questions
- Which is bigger, fire truck or school bus?
- Fire truck is 2× school bus on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
- How do fire trucks and school buses compare on height?
- Fire truck: 300–370 cm. School bus: 280–330 cm. Fire truck is somewhat greater than school bus on height — about 1.1×.
- How do fire trucks and school buses compare on length?
- Fire truck: 800–1,400 cm. School bus: 670–1,370 cm. School bus is somewhat greater than fire truck on length — about 1.2×.
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Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place