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Brandweer Brasschaat Scania pump back
Fire brigade : Brasschaat Belgium
Call sign : B9
Chassis : Scania P94GB4×2NA300
Bodywork : Floby Autokaross-LenMatec-Ruberg
Pump capacity : 3000 l/m low pressure, 250 l/m high pressure
Tank : 3200 litres water, 200 litres foam concentrate.
License plate : TBY-437
Building year : 2005
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Fire brigade : Brasschaat Belgium
Call sign : B9
Chassis : Scania P94GB4×2NA300
Bodywork : Floby Autokaross-LenMatec-Ruberg
Pump capacity : 3000 l/m low pressure, 250 l/m high pressure
Tank : 3200 litres water, 200 litres foam concentrate.
License plate : TBY-437
Building year : 2005
See also
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Brandweer Brasschaat, Belgium
Brandweer Brasschaat, Belgium
The inlets and deliveries on most rear mounted pumps are usually in the center of the truck, aligned with the pump itself. There are lots of pictures of this typical configuration on this site.
In Sweden, it is now common practice to hook up all of the pump piping in the rear locker to one side. This is illustrated in this picture of this Scania pumper, where they are in the lower rear right corner. Although in use by a Belgian fire service, this truck has Swedish bodywork and has the standard Swedish approach to placement of the inlets and outlets.
The advantage of this configuration is that the water inlets, the attack hose deliveries, the hydraulic rescue equipment hoses and - if desired - the high pressure hose reels - can all be accommodated in the rear compartments. As well as saving space in the side lockers, this gives the firefighters optimal access, as they can all be very easily be deployed to the rear, to the left side or to the right side of the truck. It is a thoughtful solution, which does not crop up very often in many other countries.
This pumper also illustrates that this kind of configuration facilitates the installation of a very large tank - 3200 liters is 78% larger than the standard UK "water tender", and reflects the fact that many Swedish structures are in semi-rural areas without hydrants.
Added by Rob Johnson on 09 January 2013.
In Sweden, it is now common practice to hook up all of the pump piping in the rear locker to one side. This is illustrated in this picture of this Scania pumper, where they are in the lower rear right corner. Although in use by a Belgian fire service, this truck has Swedish bodywork and has the standard Swedish approach to placement of the inlets and outlets.
The advantage of this configuration is that the water inlets, the attack hose deliveries, the hydraulic rescue equipment hoses and - if desired - the high pressure hose reels - can all be accommodated in the rear compartments. As well as saving space in the side lockers, this gives the firefighters optimal access, as they can all be very easily be deployed to the rear, to the left side or to the right side of the truck. It is a thoughtful solution, which does not crop up very often in many other countries.
This pumper also illustrates that this kind of configuration facilitates the installation of a very large tank - 3200 liters is 78% larger than the standard UK "water tender", and reflects the fact that many Swedish structures are in semi-rural areas without hydrants.
Added by Rob Johnson on 09 January 2013.
I would imagine it's because the pump inlets / outlets / valves etc are offset, ie towards the right hand side, rather than centrally mounted in the rear locker.
Added by Michael G on 09 January 2013.
Added by Michael G on 09 January 2013.
Scania
Added by Rob Johnson on 07 January 2013.