This photo illustrates just how different the standard German fire pump of 1950 was when compared to a typical British appliance of the same period, such as a Dennis F12. This was a normal control, diesel engine chassis, with a 1600 LPM pump, an 800 litre tank, a 9 meter ladder, and a nine seat cab. It carried a two man hose cart for 75mm hose and had three BA sets in a side locker. It also had two 52mm hose reels in its lockers. The F12 was a short wheelbase forward control petrol engine chassis. It had a 4000 LPM pump, a 450 litre tank, two 18mm hose reels, a six man cab with four BA sets inside and of course a 15 meter wheeled ladder.
These days, a typical German HLF and a British rescue pump water tender ladder are not all that different - and often they are even on the same make chassis...
These days, a typical German HLF and a British rescue pump water tender ladder are not all that different - and often they are even on the same make chassis...
Added by Rob Johnson on 23 March 2021.