▁lift ▁ent rap ment ▁or ▁someone ▁locked ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁home . ▁O ften ▁they ▁support ▁water ▁tender ▁l add ers ▁at ▁larger ▁inc idents ▁such ▁as ▁property ▁fires ▁and ▁at ▁road ▁traffic ▁coll isions . ▁A ▁water ▁tender , ▁like ▁its ▁counter part ▁the ▁water ▁tender ▁lad der , ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁carrying ▁up ▁to ▁six ▁fire fig h ters , ▁although ▁often ▁they ▁carry ▁only ▁four . ▁The ▁county ▁oper ates ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁special ist ▁water ▁tend ers ▁located ▁in ▁particularly ▁har sh ▁rural ▁areas ▁or ▁at ▁stations ▁with ▁a ▁considerable ▁area ▁of ▁mud dy ▁est u ary ▁or ▁per il ous ▁beach . ▁The ▁vehicles ▁are ▁full - s ized ▁water ▁tend ers ▁but ▁have ▁the ▁added ▁benefit ▁of ▁four - w he e led ▁drive , ▁higher , ▁more ▁robust ▁susp ension ▁and ▁kn obb ly ▁all - ter rain ▁ty res . ▁Ex mouth ▁is ▁one ▁such ▁station ▁that ▁oper ates ▁one ▁of ▁these ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁Inc ident ▁command ▁unit ▁ ▁Inc ident ▁command ▁unit ▁( IC U ) ▁vehicles ▁perform ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁an ▁on - site ▁control ▁point , ▁providing ▁a ▁single ▁point ▁of ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁control ▁rooms . ▁The ▁IC Us ▁are ▁mobil ised ▁to ▁large ▁or ▁prot ract ed ▁inc idents . ▁O ften , ▁they ▁are ▁mobil ised ▁when ▁four ▁or ▁more ▁app li ances ▁are ▁mobil ised ; ▁or ▁when ▁the ▁Inc ident ▁Commander ▁requests ▁the ▁attend ance ▁of ▁additional ▁app li ances , ▁taking ▁the ▁total ▁to ▁four