Photo taken at the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service Headquarters open day November 2013 at Wakefield street Adelaide Australia. Reg S616 - AQF
This model of VW was also used very extensively in Germany as an ELW1, or first level incident command unit. There were also larger and more fully equipped ELW2 and ELW3.
The ELW1 was used by a station watch commander, usually in charge of a watch with two pumps, a turntable ladder, a water tender, one or two specials and up to three or so emergency ambulances. Although stations varied considerably in size, a typical watch would have been around twenty personnel.
The ELW1 was used by a station watch commander, usually in charge of a watch with two pumps, a turntable ladder, a water tender, one or two specials and up to three or so emergency ambulances. Although stations varied considerably in size, a typical watch would have been around twenty personnel.
Added by Rob Johnson on 24 August 2014.