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Tokyo FD M-B Unimog truck
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No: 11870   Contributor: Jacques Peter   Year: 2008   Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz   Country: Japan
Tokyo FD M-B Unimog truck

TOKYO FIRE DEPARTMENT
HEADQUARTER TRUCK 4X4 UNIMOG MERCEDES (1995)
BASED IN SETAGAYA FS (HQ OF 2ND DISTRICT)

Unique vehicle at the TFD, serves as HQ for mountainous and rural areas of Tokyo as well as for incidents on the river banks
You will notice the license plate number 119, fire emergency calling number in Japan.
Picture added on 20 October 2008
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Japanese fire services use only a very small number of imported trucks. These include a few IVECO-Magirus aerial ladders - and a much larger number of Unimogs.

The reason for buying Mogs is that they have off-road capabilities far beyond any other civilian vehicle, and in Japan they are used not only as brush trucks but as all-terrain relay pumpers and LDH hose layers. These are primarily intended for use in post earthquake conditions, when water mains are damaged and roads are impassable, but may of course also be used under less challenging circumstances. Examples are illustrated on this site.

Added by Rob Johnson on 10 June 2014.
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