Looks like a Vorlon from Babylon 5 in its environmental suit.

If you’re interested in that storyline, check out NSA by Andreas Eschbach. I’m afraid that one might only be available in German.

When you’re a fireman whose job is to plan which vehicles go where or when you need to precisely specify which type of fire vehicle. Non-firemen usually say Feuerwehrfahrzeug or even Feuerwehrauto.

Anki is a digital flash card app for phones, so I guess they convert whatever they’re learning to the Anki format.