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The '''Fire Truck''' is what it sounds like; a general purpose fire truck with a water cannon that has a few good uses. The Fire Truck has been in every [[Grand Theft Auto|GTA]] game.

Due to the [[GTA III Era]] game engine, where heavier vehicles were very powerful, the firetruck can reach high speeds. Because of that,it is very hard to stop by the player. Its high acceleration value and traction loss makes it susceptible to oversteering and spinning. It is the only vehicle a player can do firefighter missions in. Each level consists of a car(s) that is on fire and the player has to use the Fire Truck's water cannon to extinguish it. It can be found in fire stations in all the cities. Since this is an emergency vehicle, it has sirens that make cars move out of the way. Spraying pedestrians with water even when they're not on fire can be hilarious. But in [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]], pedestrians may go after you and take it as an assault, including the cops. Vehicle pedestrians also go after the player by ramming it if sprayed with a water cannon.

The fire trucks in the [[GTA III Era|GTA III era]] are numbered 1 to 6, and there is also an unnumbered one. In [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|San Andreas]], there are two types of Fire Truck, the normal [[San Andreas Fire Department]] one, and a ladder version.

In GTA IV there are no firefighter missions in GTA IV, unlike previous games. The '''Fire Truck''' can be found at a Fire Station, but it is rarely seen driving around, even when starting fires, unless you can call 911 to lure them into a false alarm and then steal it. Oddly, when the fire department is called to any real fire, they will not put it out. The fireman usually will say something like "another prank call".

The '''Firefighter''' side mission can be toggled on or off from within a Fire Truck in all [[GTA III Era|GTA III era]] games. The mission requires the player to find and extinguish burning vehicles within a time limit.

In every game, except GTA IV, starting a fire will see the fire department send out a fire truck to put out the fire. In [[Grand Theft Auto 2]], completing the [[Wang Cars]] side quest unlocks this car, but with a flamethrower instead of a water cannon. The fire trucks also spawn at the following locations: