Note the rotating beacons mounted on the front bumpers.
Before mini strobes were installed on the front quarter panels in more recent years, this was the way to fit these units with intersection warning lights. Not a bad idea, but they were very exposed to damage!
The command van normally transports a driver, mid ranking officer and two additional personnel; this staffing is a bit higher that typically found in Germany or the USA, where the chiefs usually operate with only one or two aides.
Bearing in mind the numbers of units responding to most structure fires - both full-time and volunteer - it is not unusual for two, three or even four of these to turn up.
Before mini strobes were installed on the front quarter panels in more recent years, this was the way to fit these units with intersection warning lights. Not a bad idea, but they were very exposed to damage!
The command van normally transports a driver, mid ranking officer and two additional personnel; this staffing is a bit higher that typically found in Germany or the USA, where the chiefs usually operate with only one or two aides.
Bearing in mind the numbers of units responding to most structure fires - both full-time and volunteer - it is not unusual for two, three or even four of these to turn up.
Added by Rob Johnson on 10 March 2018.