Fire Engines Photos

Hey jacques what was the role of this truck when it was in service? With thanks from Tiger.

Added by Tiger on 24 July 2011.

This Delahaye 1929 FP = Fourgon Pompe
Carried small equipment, soft hoses to attack fires and a rigid hose fixed on the roof to suck water.
This engine didn't carry water.

Added by Jacques PETER on 24 July 2011.

These are the direct ancestors of current "Fourgon Pompe Tonne" used by firefighters in Paris.

Added by Lambert Arnaud on 25 July 2011.

A rather advanced design for 1929 - there were no fully enclosed fire trucks in the UK or US at that time. This truck had very little locker space and no ladders, but it did carry no less than fourteen crew members in a very comfortable cabin. The delivery hose was on a detachable hose cart mounted at the rear, a tactic still used in France and Germany.

These responded alongside first aid light pumps, which had water tanks, and ladder trucks, which had either a wheeled telescopic ladder or a turntable ladder.

Added by Rob Johnson on 15 January 2013.

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