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SDIS 33 – VMF – Ornano, Bordeaux rear
SDIS 33 – VMF – Ornano, Bordeaux, France (rear)
VMF stands for Véhicule Multi-Fonction and it is indeed a multi-purpose light appliance. It is more or less a combination of a 'light water pump tender' (Fourgon Pompe-Tonne Léger, FPTL) and a multi-purpose van (Véhicule Tout Usage, VTU). VTU is roughly the French equivalent of a German KLAF/KLEF. It carries a variety of equipment for dealing with minor incidents of all kinds ('operations diverses', as the French call it) – basement floodings, cats up trees, dangerous reptiles slithering around, fallen trees, and the like. A VTU usually is manned by 2-3 firefighters. A Bordeaux VMF, on the other hand, turns out with a crew of 4 and, being equipped with a pump, water tank, and basic firefighting equipment, it can be used as a rapid response unit for fires. Its compact measurements are a great advantage in the tight streets of the city centre of Bordeaux.
Station: Caserne Centrale/Ornano
Chassis: Renault Midlum 4x2 220dCi
Bodywork: Camiva
Bordeaux, September 2009.
SDIS 33 – VMF – Ornano, Bordeaux, France (rear)
VMF stands for Véhicule Multi-Fonction and it is indeed a multi-purpose light appliance. It is more or less a combination of a 'light water pump tender' (Fourgon Pompe-Tonne Léger, FPTL) and a multi-purpose van (Véhicule Tout Usage, VTU). VTU is roughly the French equivalent of a German KLAF/KLEF. It carries a variety of equipment for dealing with minor incidents of all kinds ('operations diverses', as the French call it) – basement floodings, cats up trees, dangerous reptiles slithering around, fallen trees, and the like. A VTU usually is manned by 2-3 firefighters. A Bordeaux VMF, on the other hand, turns out with a crew of 4 and, being equipped with a pump, water tank, and basic firefighting equipment, it can be used as a rapid response unit for fires. Its compact measurements are a great advantage in the tight streets of the city centre of Bordeaux.
Station: Caserne Centrale/Ornano
Chassis: Renault Midlum 4x2 220dCi
Bodywork: Camiva
Bordeaux, September 2009.
The BSMM in Marseille use a fleet similar concept vehicles on Iveco Daily chassis, with a three person crew. These do not however normally respond by themselves to structure fires, as the limited number of firefighters not permitted to operate indoors in BA unless or until additional personnel respond.
Added by Rob Johnson on 20 February 2018.
Added by Rob Johnson on 20 February 2018.
Renault
Added by Rob Johnson on 08 June 2010.