Utility vehicles -- what do they do?

i wouldnt ditch all your heavy resuce units just yet. i had a issue were i sent a utility unit and it didnt reckonise it as a H/R

Quote from StuartA1984

i wouldnt ditch all your heavy resuce units just yet. i had a issue were i sent a utility unit and it didnt reckonise it as a H/R

Never happened to me

Utilities should be counted as heavy rescues on scene and yes they can transport boats.

The reason for having both HR and Utility is that some places may not have a HR and may only have a small light rescue which could be implemented as a Utility in game and now that they can tow boats it gives that vehicle another sense of purpose.

But focusing on the Heavy Rescue requirement aspect, there are 4 vehicles that cover that in game.

• Heavy Rescue
• Utility
• Heavy Rescue + Boat
• Rescue Engine

As you can see from the pics below it really depends on how your local setup is, I have all 4 types operating across my setup but each performing a different role.

So the way I have it, I only have HR+B in London as this is the only place across my setup that has a boat inside of a Heavy Rescue, My utilities are either used as SWR vehicles or Brigade Support Vehicles, My HR are used mainly as USAR vehicles but I also have a few operating where the local fire service may have a dedicated HR, and then my Rescue Pumps (outside of London) are my frontline appliances, I have over 200 of those.

So as you can see it really depends on your setup.

So is a utility required if you have a heavy rescue and do not have any boats?

No. Utilities are **currently** only for pulling boats or serving as heavy rescues.

Concurring with @letsgohope12 when I say that it serves to haul boat as well as serve in place of a heavy rescue. There are also certain missions where you can dispatch a utility vehicle instead of a firetruck to handle the incident. One that I can think off the top of my head is Tree on a Roadway.