Fire Engines Photos

Unfortunately very true.

Even at the time, I believe it may have been the only Ford DT 6X4 wrecker in the fire service, and only around a dozen brigades operated wreckers at all...

Quite a contrast with Germany, where 40, 60 and even higher rated custom-built fire service cranes are to be found in every large town or city, as well as quite a few scattered around smaller towns with volunteer fire companies.

Among other incidents, they frequently respond to Autobahn accidents and water rescues, and many of the newer ones are also equipped with monitors so that they can if necessary supplement regular aerials in firefighting operations...

Added by Rob Johnson on 14 June 2019.

Is this is a DT2417? Rob to comment. In action here and my source for D number

www.flickr.com/photos/majorcatransport/23545201883/

Added by Petros on 09 April 2024.

Yes, quite right! Clues are the chrome decorative strip on the cab, the wider mudguards and the ten stud wheels. This was a standard Ford D series commercial chassis, not an SVO special for fire service use. It was popular as a tipper, a tanker and for general transport use, depending on the wheelbase. The bodybuilder who did the crane installation would have installed the PTO(s).

Added by Rob Johnson on 09 April 2024.

Added by Petros on 30 June 2026.

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