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This type of motor accident extrication rescue van was very widespread in Belgium in the years before rescue pumpers became commonplace. Many were built on American Chevrolet and GMC 30 series vans with powerful V8 petrol engines for good acceleration and high speeds. A few smaller volunteer fire brigades still operate similar units, but they have been mostly replaced by rescue pumpers nowadays, which renders them superfluous.

Poland also experimented with these in the nineties, after fire services became responsible for reporting to traffic accidents requiring extrication. Previously police and EMS were expected to do their best in these situations, unless a dedicated fire service heavy rescue was available. Now in Poland too the rescue pumpers is commonplace, especially as extrication tools have become lighter and battery operated.

Added by Rob Johnson on 09 August 2023.

France had similar vans on Saviem and Renault until the 80'

Added by Jacques PETER on 10 August 2023.

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