This generation is a late 1950s pumper, most notable for the fact that in those days the Paris fire service operated with a ten or eleven man crew on these pumpers.
Like fire brigades in many other European countries, they relied on orange warning beacons at that time rather than blue, which was a later German import. They still had orange when I lived there in 1972.
Just as they still do in Paris, these vintage pumpers had two one-man hose carts hung on the back and hook ladders included in the collection of ladders on the roof. They did not however, have a water tank or hose reel system, as they were intended for serious firefighting.
Like fire brigades in many other European countries, they relied on orange warning beacons at that time rather than blue, which was a later German import. They still had orange when I lived there in 1972.
Just as they still do in Paris, these vintage pumpers had two one-man hose carts hung on the back and hook ladders included in the collection of ladders on the roof. They did not however, have a water tank or hose reel system, as they were intended for serious firefighting.
Added by Rob Johnson on 03 September 2017.