Global ARFF Vehicles Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Global ARFF Vehicles Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Firefighters respond to emergencies in a wide variety of environments which require the proper type of equipment to safely and effectively get the job done. Airports are a particularly unique environment and utilize specialized ARFF Vehicles, that are designed to handle emergencies involving airplanes.

Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) is a special category of firefighting that involves the response, hazard mitigation, evacuation and possible rescue of passengers and crew of an aircraft involved in (typically) an airport ground emergency. ARFF vehicles refer to a range of vehicles used for airport fire rescue. These vehicles are built to meet the requirements of fast intervention in case of emergency exceeding the applicable standard NFPA 414 and ICAO regulations.

Market Overview:

The latest research study on the global ARFF Vehicles market finds that the global ARFF Vehicles market reached a value of USD 1130.5 million in 2022. It’s expected that the market will achieve USD 1545.0 million by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.34% during the forecast period.

Key Raw Materials Price

With the continuation of the new round of COVID-19 epidemic, all walks of life are facing the reality that the manufacturing supply chain across many industries is expected to be interrupted for a long time. At present, the key raw materials in the ARFF Vehicles industry basically face a problem: there are demand-side problems and supply-side problems. The gap between them is influencing the trend of raw material prices.

The global influence of COVID-19 is unprecedented and shocking. During the epidemic, the demand for many raw materials decreased slightly. There is a large-scale shutdown in the downstream industry. Market disruption leads to a large inventory of products, and the prices of raw materials and products drop. As the prosperity of the industry rises, a new wave of price increases benefits from the recovery of downstream demand. Now that the epidemic situation is getting better, the output of production enterprises and downstream enterprises is relatively stable, downstream demand is rising, and product prices are rising. But with the balance of supply and demand in the future, the price of raw materials will tend to be stable.

ARFF Vehicle is the main tool for airport fire rescue

Once an emergency happens at the airport, if the airport can effectively exert its fire rescue capability, it will effectively reduce the losses caused by the emergency and improve the airport's security capability. Therefore, airport fire rescue is an important link to ensure the safety of civil aviation, and the first condition to improve the efficiency of airport fire rescue is the allocation of airport fire rescue equipment. ARFF Vehicle is the most critical equipment for airport fire rescue. It is stipulated that ARFF Vehicles must be equipped at airports where aircraft take off and land. According to different types and frequencies of aircraft taking off and landing at airports, the configuration categories and specifications of airport rescue fire trucks will be different.

According to the statistics of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), 91% of the plane crashes occurred when the plane took off or landed, that is, most of them occurred in the area 600m along the whole runway centerline and on the standby runway, and 71% of the crashed planes were burned by fire.

The equipment of small and medium-sized airports can't meet the standard requirements

Although the rules and standards are very clear, at present, some small and medium-sized airports in many areas can't fully meet the requirements of fire fighting equipment and personnel. It is generally reflected that the fire fighting standards are too high, and it is difficult for small and medium-sized airports to meet them. The first is vehicle equipment. As a precondition for applying for airport use permit, many ARFF Vehicles in small and medium-sized airports are equipped with fire fighting equipment when sailing. However, due to high operating cost pressure and other reasons, they will not take the initiative to upgrade in the follow-up. The general aging of fire fighting vehicles and even their extended service are common problems in many small and medium-sized airports. This kind of problem is especially serious in underdeveloped areas, which seriously hinders the development of ARFF Vehicles market.

Region Overview:

In 2022, the share of the ARFF Vehicles market in North America stood at 52.12%.

Company Overview:

Oshkosh Corporation is one of the major players operating in the ARFF Vehicles market, holding a share of 20.66% in 2023.

Oshkosh Corporation

Oshkosh Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets fire and emergency apparatuses, specialty commercial, and military trucks. The Company provides products, such as pumpers, aerial and ladder trucks, tankers, rescue vehicles, snow removal vehicles, refuse truck bodies, and concrete mixers.

Rosenbauer International AG

Rosenbauer International AG manufactures a variety of firefighting vehicles, equipment and accessories. The Company produces crash-and-rescue vehicles for airports and firefighting pumps. Rosenbauer markets its products to munic- ipalities and airports worldwide.

Segmentation Overview:

By type, Drive 6x6 segment accounted for the largest share of market in 2022.

Drive 6x6

Six-wheel drive (6x6) vehicles are built to run on an all-wheel drivetrain featuring three axles with at least two of the wheels being driven by the vehicle’s engine.

Drive 4x4

4x4, also known as 4-Wheel Drive (4WD) or All-Wheel Drive (AWD), on a vehicle is where the engine sends power to all four wheels instead of just two. Typically, a vehicle engine only powers two wheels - either Front-Wheel Drive (FWD) or Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD).

Drive 8×8

Eight-wheel drive, often notated as 8WD or 8×8, is a drivetrain configuration that allows all eight wheels of an eight-wheeled vehicle to be drive wheels (that is, to receive power from the engine) simultaneously.

Application Overview:

The market's largest segment by application is the segment Military Airport, with a market share of 57.49% in 2022.

Key Companies in the global ARFF Vehicles market covered in Chapter 3:

Sides
Simon-Carmichael International Group
Oshkosh Corporation
Naffco
Kronenburg
E-ONE
Rosenbauer International AG
Morita Holdings Corporation
Albert Ziegler GmbH
Magirus Group

In Chapter 4 and Chapter 14.2, on the basis of types, the ARFF Vehicles market from 2018 to 2029 is primarily split into:

Drive 6x6
Drive 4x4
Drive 8×8

In Chapter 5 and Chapter 14.3, on the basis of Downstream Industry, the ARFF Vehicles market from 2018 to 2029 covers:

Civil Airport
Military Airport

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate, historic and forecast (2018-2029) of the following regions are covered in Chapter 8 to Chapter 14:

North America (United States, Canada)
Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden)
Asia Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia)
Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa)