Fire Engines Photos

To my mind Brussels is even less likely than London to be able to make much practical use of this enormous rig, given the limited areas in the city where it can be maneuvered. I expect its acquisition was motivated by a recent rooftop fire at a high rise building under renovation. Because a construction crane was already on site, along with an elevator for the workmen, the Brussels fire service used these to access the fire, which was in fact a very minor event.

Had the building been occupied, or even unoccupied but finished, then the elevators would have taken crews up to the fire, and risers with intermediate pumps in the building would have supplied pressurized water to the top floor outlets.

So why buy this monster?

Added by Rob Johnson on 18 August 2025.

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