Fire Engines Photos

Germany is still one of the most heavily industrialized countries in the World and numerous quite large and very professional full time company fire brigades are to be found in many different places. Some operate as many as a dozen appliances. In a lot of cases they operate very sophisticated and often highly specialized trucks, which go for beyond anything being operated by municipal German fire services. This is one very typical example. In fact it is common - although mercifully quite infrequent - for city fire chiefs to call on industrial brigades to provide mutual aid when specialized equipment may be needed which the city does not operate in its own fleet.

Added by Rob Johnson on 24 February 2026.

This looks wonderful!

Added by Alba Ho on 25 February 2026.

Massive, the reason behind that in German the Industrial FD's have a budget from the insurance

Added by Jacques Peter on 25 February 2026.

Not to forget that these industrial FD have agreement with the city FD and can be called as reinforcement at any time.

Added by Jacques Peter on 27 February 2026.

Yes, and this same protocol is extended outside Germany too. The Audi car factory fire service in Gyor Hungary is similarly at the disposal of the city fire brigade.

Added by Rob Johnson on 02 March 2026.

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