Fire Engines Photos

Ok, I give up - just what is that little machine that rolls out of the back of this rig ?

guessing, it is a remotely operated vehicle for bomb threats; or perhaps to take a hose monitor (remotely operated nozzle) in.....

certainly, something different to see on the rear of a pumper.

regards, from canada,
pat_r-b

Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 13 November 2008.

This is the Japanese version of the European one-man hose cart, except that it is on four wheels and accommodates flaked rather than rolled hose. Same idea, different execution. Adding lights seems like a good idea, too.

Added by Rob Johnson on 21 May 2012.

They have some on Youtube that you stand on and drive.

Added by Les Davis on 22 May 2012.

Heavy pumpers have both a battery-powered ride-on hose cart and a manual one. Light pumpers have only a manual cart. These are very useful in typical narrow alleys in residential and light industrial areas of Japanese cities, which cannot be accessed by vehicles.

Added by Rob Johnson on 19 April 2013.

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