Okay kiddo, let me explain about firefighting apparatus.
Imagine a big red truck with lots of gadgets and hoses. That's a firefighting apparatus.
This big truck has lots of tools to help firefighters put out fires and keep us safe. There's a big tank on the back that holds water, and hoses that can spray water onto a fire. The hoses are long and can reach high up into buildings.
The truck also has ladders that can go up really high, which helps firefighters get into tall buildings if they need to. There are special tools like axes and saws to help them get through doors and walls to get inside a burning building. And there are even special tools to help firefighters breathe if there is a lot of smoke.
The truck also has flashing lights and a loud siren to let people know that firefighters are on their way to help.
So, basically it's a big red truck with lots of special tools that helps firefighters put out fires and keep us safe.