Fire Engines Photos

Note the unloaded one man hose carts in the background. These, with a capacity of 200 metres of 65mm hose, are a standard feature of the French rescue pumpers. By carrying the bulk of their 65mm hoses on these carts, this not only gives firefighters a very quick way to lay out long hose runs when needed, but frees up a lot of space in the side lockers for other items - as clearly illustrated in this photo by J-P. Although practice varies by department, the hose carts can also be equipped with a standpipe and hydrant tool, or with a couple of supplementary 38 or 45mm attack lines along with a single or double wye.

The orange hoses in the lockers on this unit are attack lines, including flaked pre-connected hoses with a variable volume control branch, ready to be shouldered for interior attack.

Added by Rob Johnson on 25 March 2023.

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