The hose winch (1) mounting frame (2) has fixer holes or fasteners at one end for the standard gauge vehicle (5) rails (4) for the portable extinguishing pump and the frame (2) has a fitted ground leg (6) which can pivot into and out of its settings. The pump position etc is held by a conventional locking device (12). In service, the device is fitted to the vehicle rear and locked down (12) and once the leg (6) has been grounded, the winch (1) on the rails no longer being used by the now-discarded pump can reel the hoses into the vehicle compartments.
