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This is one of eight units staffed by the 29 operational volunteers in this outer suburban area of Dresden.
Added by Rob Johnson on 21 February 2022.
Added by Rob Johnson on 21 February 2022.
Their fleet includes a modern 10/6 light pump, a minor alarm van, two older IFA 1600 LPM pumps, a mobile field kitchen, a personnel transporter and a very unusual MAN 12/9 ladder tower with a 1600 LPM pump, 2000 liter tank, a full crew cab and locker capacity to accommodate all the equipment carried on a standard LF 2000. This unique “quint” truck is similar to export units - including some supplied to Istanbul - but may well be the only one of this specification operating in Germany. A Turkish unit of this type is illustrated on this site.
Although not clear from their website, it seems the two vintage IFA pumpers are probably reserves rather than front line units as by now they must be well over twenty years old. The field kitchen is a holdover from the historic civil defense role which German volunteers also continue to provide. These days they are mainly deployed to serve tasty sausages to volunteers when they are having large scale exercises which can often involve fifty or a hundred personnel.
Added by Rob Johnson on 22 February 2022.
Although not clear from their website, it seems the two vintage IFA pumpers are probably reserves rather than front line units as by now they must be well over twenty years old. The field kitchen is a holdover from the historic civil defense role which German volunteers also continue to provide. These days they are mainly deployed to serve tasty sausages to volunteers when they are having large scale exercises which can often involve fifty or a hundred personnel.
Added by Rob Johnson on 22 February 2022.
The Istanbul "quint" is illustrated in picture 31467 on this site.
Although it is a Gimaex-Mercedes with no basket rather than the Rosenbauer-MAN articulated ladder with a cage at Weixdorf, the photo does give us a very good idea of the size, configuration and general layout of these unusual units.
I can't help wondering if a similar truck might turn out to be a useful tool for some UK fire brigades, who do not really ever need a 30 meter ladder and who want to avoid buying expensive and unsafe equipment like the infamous Magirus Multistar?
The old 50/55 foot PHP was not a success, but the articulated 12/9 with a cage might be a bit more useful...
Added by Rob Johnson on 23 February 2022.
Although it is a Gimaex-Mercedes with no basket rather than the Rosenbauer-MAN articulated ladder with a cage at Weixdorf, the photo does give us a very good idea of the size, configuration and general layout of these unusual units.
I can't help wondering if a similar truck might turn out to be a useful tool for some UK fire brigades, who do not really ever need a 30 meter ladder and who want to avoid buying expensive and unsafe equipment like the infamous Magirus Multistar?
The old 50/55 foot PHP was not a success, but the articulated 12/9 with a cage might be a bit more useful...
Added by Rob Johnson on 23 February 2022.
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Added by Jacques PETER on 19 February 2022.