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Bush fire trailers and Pumper
Ok, so they are not fire engines but they play an important roll in our local community the 2 trialers are manned by local volunteers so they can protect their own properties in bush fire season. they have a portable pump 6 lenghts of hose nozzles hydrant and knapsacks.
The truck in the back ground is an International 1800 series and is used by me and the crew for all types of emergencies from fire to snake relocating, rescues and hazmat incidents.
Location: Sydney Australia, photo taken November 2005.
Ok, so they are not fire engines but they play an important roll in our local community the 2 trialers are manned by local volunteers so they can protect their own properties in bush fire season. they have a portable pump 6 lenghts of hose nozzles hydrant and knapsacks.
The truck in the back ground is an International 1800 series and is used by me and the crew for all types of emergencies from fire to snake relocating, rescues and hazmat incidents.
Location: Sydney Australia, photo taken November 2005.
The trailers are usually placed in streets and not moved unless training they are for the local people to protect their own houses and generally mop up after a bush fire has passed so we can continue to move on and fight the main fire. As for our crew relocating snakes several of us are trained to catch snakes and reptiles (alive) and we release them into surrounding bush away from houses. in 2004 summer season we relocated 18 snakes from green tree snakes (non venomous) to Red Bellied black snakes and Brown snakes (highly venomous) without any injuries. these snakes are about number 9 and 5 on the most venomous snakes respectively. Our fire station is one of only a few trained in snake handling.
Added by Ron Hozack on 17 November 2005.
Added by Ron Hozack on 17 November 2005.
Some years ago Brunei firefighters stationed at Berakas FS are called by the public to catch&relocate some wild monkeys.
Added by Bomba Boy on 12 December 2006.
Added by Bomba Boy on 12 December 2006.
Ron:
You may be interested to know that German fire services also operate large numbers of trailers.
Although they do not often have to deal with snakes, they do have a lot of specialized equipment which is only occasionally needed, and almost every pumper has a towing attachment.
As well as pumps, including portable pumps, floating pumps and deep lift pumps, trailers include dry powder, foam, hose layers, lighting, ventilation, small boats, hazmat, monitors, traffic warning signals, salvage and canteen trailers.
Berlin's TechI and TEch II tactical support fire stations have extensive fleets of both single and two axle trailers, as well as roll-on transporters and dozens of specialized containers.
Many of the country's 26, 000 volunteer fire companies have one or more trailers too, to provide capabilities they could not possibly afford if they had to add a dedicated truck or van...
Added by Rob Johnson on 21 September 2019.
You may be interested to know that German fire services also operate large numbers of trailers.
Although they do not often have to deal with snakes, they do have a lot of specialized equipment which is only occasionally needed, and almost every pumper has a towing attachment.
As well as pumps, including portable pumps, floating pumps and deep lift pumps, trailers include dry powder, foam, hose layers, lighting, ventilation, small boats, hazmat, monitors, traffic warning signals, salvage and canteen trailers.
Berlin's TechI and TEch II tactical support fire stations have extensive fleets of both single and two axle trailers, as well as roll-on transporters and dozens of specialized containers.
Many of the country's 26, 000 volunteer fire companies have one or more trailers too, to provide capabilities they could not possibly afford if they had to add a dedicated truck or van...
Added by Rob Johnson on 21 September 2019.
International
Snake relocating ?? Sounds dangerous :-).
Added by Marcel Sloover on 16 November 2005.