Fire Engines Photos

Hi Paul,
This is a 2006 Mercedes-Benz 1018F36 Atego built by Gemco. It is a breathing apparatus support unit.



Added by Marcel on 19 March 2009.

From station Willem - south east of the city centre near the Amstel Station.

Added by Rob on 19 March 2009.

Marcel and Rob thank you for the information on this appliance, I visit Amsterdam often but have only seen a couple of stations. Paul.

Added by Paul Warnock on 20 March 2009.

Paul - I recommend you tsae time out if you can to look around if you are there again. Almost every Amsterdam firefighter speaks fluent English and they are fun to talk to. One thing I find very interesting is their extensive use of transporters and special-purpose pods, as well as their flood prevention equipment. In many ways, flooding is a much bigger hazard to the city than are fires, and they have a huge fleet of monster high volume demountable pumps to combat flooding.

Added by Rob Johnson on 01 August 2014.

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