Fire Engines Photos

Fireman, nice bit of kit, KISS principal, that's what we (us guys) love about the army no matter what country! (keep it simple stupid!) Am I right here guy?

Added by Pavel - Western Australia on 28 March 2008.

These tankers were built by long time maintence Chief Carl Levi the chassis were gotten from the army.The pumps, 1000 gal. tank, and booster reels were built in house by Chattanooga in the 1970's after Chattanooga had annex several areas with no Hydrants there were several of these made this one in the picture was station at 14 fire station.

Added by Asst.Chief J. Fields on 13 April 2008.

Asst. Chief Fields -- is the truck an AM General?

Added by Mike Feldman on 13 December 2010.

Hundreds - if not thousands - of WWII ex US Army GMC 6X6 chassis were left behind in Europe and converted into fire trucks in the 1940s, for use by fire services in France, Luxembourg, Belgium and The Netherlands.

Converted by a myriad of small bodybuilders, these had a wide variety of bodywork ranging from a very basic tank and portable pump to a full custom body. Most - but not all - had a crew bench or cab, a 3000 liter tank and a portable 500 to 1000 LPM pump. Numerous examples can be seen on the "Historic Fire Engines Europe" site.

Closer to home, several ex military 6X6 brush units are in service on Eastern Long Island. These utilize the same AM General chassis as this example.

Added by Rob Johnson on 29 September 2019.

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