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Now in service in Amsterdam, Berlin, Los Angeles and Dubai with another four on order for Geneva, as well as two TLs for other German cities. The first unit, in Berlin, has just completed its first year in service, and it remains to be seen whether these will replace the diesel MANs which are currently the standard units in that city.

Added by Rob Johnson on 28 June 2022.

Berlin FD has acquired one or some (no sure) and currently on daily calls in FS.

Added by Jacques PETER on 29 June 2022.

See picture 40186 for specifications of some of these Rosenbauer electric pumpers. To date the only multiple order is for four units for Geneva, but these have not been delivered yet. Pierce in the US have also recently delivered an electric pumper prototype to a local fire department in Wisconsin near their factory.

Added by Rob Johnson on 29 June 2022.

The Berlin unit was rotated through three fire stations to experience operations under a variety of conditions. It was never operated at any incident requiring its BMW generator to need to be refueled. The unanswered question is it’s durability, and whether it will continue to perform well for the twelve years expected of all Berlin front line rescue pumpers.

Added by Rob Johnson on 29 June 2022.

Additional new orders in Germany include the first unit for one of the country’s 23,000 volunteer fire companies. Germany has only 112 paid full time fire services, which are required by legislation only in towns with a population in excess of 80,000 or 100,000 citizens, depending on which state in the federal republic you live in. As a result, most towns have several volunteer fire stations, and - for historical reasons - these are found in large numbers even in towns and cities which have full time fire brigades.

Added by Rob Johnson on 01 July 2022.

Berlin has now ordered four more Rosenbauer electric rescue pumpers, as well as a Volvo electric logistics truck. The Rosenbauer specification is almost exactly the same as the original prototype, which remains in service. As the combined full time and volunteer fire companies in the city operate close to 200 units, the total switch to electrics looks like it will take quite a long time.

It is however apparently anticipated that the electrics will have a much longer service life, as mechanical wear and tear is expected to be much less severe...

Added by Rob Johnson on 09 February 2023.

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