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Istanbul narrow area firefighting vehicle
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No: 31466   Contributor: Terry Yip   Year: 2010   Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz   Country: Turkey
Istanbul narrow area firefighting vehicle

This is a 2007 Gimaex Unimog Narrow Area Fire Fighting Vehicle with 1800L/Min pump,1500L water and 200L foam, one of several I saw in Istanbul when photographed in 2010
Picture added on 20 February 2012 at 09:57
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Neat little truck for typical tiny streets and alleyways in this ancient city. Although great off road, this is an entirely urban fire pumper - just look at the tires!

Surprisingly, Istanbul does not seem to have discovered any of the light trucks commonly used everywhere in Japan, where compact size is also a requirement. These offer similar pump, tank, ladder and equipment capacities - along with a five man crew cab - and are less costly than a Mog...

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