Fire Engines Photos

Large numbers of these were issued to State Fire Service stations with a focus on improving rapid response to road traffic accidents and vehicle fires.

Up to that time, fire stations in Poland were not normally equipped with extrication and rescue gear, and these units carried such items along with the built-in fire suppression system - which was considered adequate to deal with most vehicle fires.

One of these was built for UK fire service evaluation, but the design was not adopted in Britain - as it filled a gap in coverage which no longer existed there, given the evolution of the pump-rescue tender concept.

It could perhaps have filled the role of a TRV, but other designs were also already in service...

Added by Rob Johnson on 30 April 2018.

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