All those overhead wires are unfortunately rather typical of most Japanese cities and large towns, once you leave the major avenues in the central areas.
They do not make the firefighters' job any easier, and in a case like this they make the 40 meter ladder tower a lot less useful than it might otherwise be.
JP has captured a great action shot here, with the blue clad driver wearing his mandatory crash helmet in the foreground, the officer in his gold helmet right in the middle of the action, sewveral orange clad rescue crew members and two engine men in their tan turnouts.
We also have one of TFD's four wheel hose carts in the photo; these carry flaked hose to maximize hose capacity, and each pumper has one in a rear compartment, although these vary a lot in size...
They do not make the firefighters' job any easier, and in a case like this they make the 40 meter ladder tower a lot less useful than it might otherwise be.
JP has captured a great action shot here, with the blue clad driver wearing his mandatory crash helmet in the foreground, the officer in his gold helmet right in the middle of the action, sewveral orange clad rescue crew members and two engine men in their tan turnouts.
We also have one of TFD's four wheel hose carts in the photo; these carry flaked hose to maximize hose capacity, and each pumper has one in a rear compartment, although these vary a lot in size...
Added by Rob Johnson on 11 October 2019.