Fire Engines Photos

What an amazing front overhang on this ladder! So easy to knock the back window out of a double deck bus with this...

Added by Barry on 17 March 2009.

Hi Barry, not to worry, no double deck buses to be found in Kyrgyzstan, haha. This particular piece was already out of service for 5 years!!!! Still waiting for spare parts.

Cheers, JT

Added by JT on 24 March 2009.

Hey, J-T, is Kyrgyzstan a poor place or does the fire brigade just not get enough funding? Because for a ladder truck to be out of service for 5 years simply because of a lack of acceptable spare parts is utterly shameful and there can be no excuse for it short of insufficient funding. With thanks, from Tiger.

Added by Tiger on 08 April 2012.

Hey Jan-Toine have you noticed before that this ladder truck has no lights or sirens on it? Would you happen to know why that might be so? Just seems a bit to me, a fire truck having no lights or sirens. Cheers, Tiger.

Added by Tiger on 15 April 2012.

Jan, I've noticed that all of your pictures from Kyrgyzstan and the capital Bishkek are from Russian builders. Is a lot of the equipment ex-Soviet? I would be grateful for any information.
Thanks
Tiger

Added by Tiger on 22 January 2013.

Tiger,

Kyrgyzstan is a former USSR state and was controlled by Russia. They are a very poor country and having travelled to some states that gained independence from Russia it does not surprise me they are short of fund. I think approximately 1/3 of the population live in poverty.

Added by Andy on 23 January 2013.

Thanks for that, Andy. I read that Kyrgyzstan is the least developed country in Central Asia.

Added by Tiger on 23 January 2013.

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