Fire Engines Photos

Looking at the left side building it indicates that all three ALP was built by Hilton Engineering BV.

Added by Bomba Boy on 24 July 2013.

These 3 are in service in de Veiligheidsregio Zuid Oost Brabant.the aerials are stationed in Valkenswaard, Veldhoven and Bladel.Last towns didn t had an aerial before so its a boost in availability.All are serving neighbouring towns.They are much used to assist ambulance personel to get patients out of houseswithout using small stairways.

Added by Ed on 02 August 2013.

The Brussels Fire Service also report that this is indeed a major role for their seven aerial trucks, and there is a video of such an extraction on Youtube. Perhaps it is one reason Brussels has such a high ratio of aerials to pumpers.

Added by Rob Johnson on 02 August 2013.

Seven is a lot of aerials? According to wikipedia, Brussels' population is about 1.1 million. Portland, Oregon is about 600, 000 and has 31 stations, each of which has a quad pumper (pump, tank, hose supply, ground ladders), and 9 of which have aerials. (And if memory serves, 6 of those aerials are tillers.)

Added by Mike Feldman on 04 August 2013.

To be precise the SIAMU has 14 aerials.All are Magirus made, 13 are ladders and one is an Aerial Platform.
10 are based at the major station and 4 on the outskirts.
standard response is a rescue pumper and ladder from the nearest station completed by the same from the Hq.also send is an ambulance and a commanding officer

Added by Ed on 04 August 2013.

Only three of the ladders at Brussels' Heliport HQ are manned; the remainder are training or reserve units, including several pensioned-off vehicles awaiting disposal. This comes from the "horse's mouth", even if some records somewhere may have been "shined up" to make things look a little more positive!

Mike - direct comparisons between US and European fire departments can be confusing. No European fire department has separate ladder companies to ladder buildings, conduct search and rescue and effectuate ventilation.

These jobs are all done by engine crews, and all engines (except rural tankers) carry forcible entry, ventilation and rescue equipment as well as several ground ladders, often up to 45 feet.

The aerial ladder has a two-man crew and usually only responds to building fires in structures over three to five floors, depending on the local practice. In some European towns with few tall structures, there may be ten engines and a single ladder, such as in Maintal, Germany. Most Belgian towns also have only one aerial, and three or four engines.

Added by Rob Johnson on 04 August 2013.

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