Fire Engines Photos

looks like a corvette v8 or a dodge viper

Added by Jake Caswell on 03 November 2008.

Corvette Z06, rear wing isn't standard

Added by Vinc on 05 November 2008.

Yes. There are two, both Corvettes, used for vehicle fires on the highway. Very fast (170 mph) but carry only dry powder extinguishers. The way people drive in Dubai, they probably cause more problems than they solve. Maybe they will be reassigned as senior officers' staff cars?

Added by Rob Johnson on 27 January 2011.

it's a standard Chevrolet Corvette C6 Coupe.

Added by Adam Bain. on 11 March 2013.

I believe these are now gone, as they were practically fairly useless; they could only carry two large powder extinguishers, and that was rarely enough to deal with a car fire. In addition, highway congestion is often so bad that the high-performance characteristics of the Corvettes could not really be used to advantage.

Used fire engine, anybody?

Added by Rob Johnson on 11 March 2013.

Recently just viewed the Dubai Civil Defence official Instagram and found out they still used these Corvette for rapid response for vehicle incidents at highways. Usually responding along with the DCD Hummer which are fitted with first attack firefighting equipment.

Added by Bomba Boy on 22 March 2013.

Only problem is they used to get there about an hour before the Hummer did! I think they are probably now actually rather more often used by senior officers.

Added by Rob Johnson on 03 April 2013.

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