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Magirus fire engine in Germany. Magirus GmbH [1] is a truck manufacturer based in Ulm, Germany, founded by Conrad Dietrich Magirus (1824–1895). It was formerly known as Klöckner Humboldt Deutz AG, maker of the Deutz engines, so the brand commonly used was Magirus Deutz, and for a short time Klöckner. Most trucks from Magirus were also known ...
The "autoscala" is a ladder vehicle used to reach high floors, trees, etc. It can reach heights of 20 mt up to 50 mt in larger vehicles. L'"autobotte pompa" (ABP) (pump) allows a big flow of water (about 8000lt.). Italian Fire Service vehicles with an Astra crane on the left and a Magirus turntable ladder on the right, Army Parade in Rome, 2 ...
CAMIVA, an initialism for Constructeurs Associés de Matériels d'Incendie, Voirie et Aviation, (English for Associated Constructors of Fire Roads and Aviation Equipments) is a French company which specializes in equipment for fire and rescue founded in 1970, near Chambéry, in Saint-Alban-Leysse in the department of Savoie, France.
John Morris and Sons' first motor driven "first-aid motor fire engine" was built in 1905 for Cape Town's Metropolitan Fire Service. [7] It was fitted with a 30–40 h.p. Belsize engine and provided accommodation for six firemen. [8] The first motor-driven fire-pump built by John Morris and Sons was for the Bury Town Council.
Morris Magirus turntable ladders (1929 Dennis chassis) 1931: Dennis 250/400 pumper: 1933: Dennis 300/400 pumper: 1938: Dennis Ace 350 pumper: 1939: Dennis Big 6 pumper: 1942: Morris Magirus turntable ladders (closed cab) 1942: Morris Magirus turntable ladders (open cab) 1942: GMC CCKW 6x6 bushfire tanker: 1947: Dennis F1 pumper (scout car) 1952
Seagrave Fire Apparatus LLC is an American fire apparatus manufacturer that specializes in pumper and rescue units, as well as aerial towers. In addition to manufacturing new equipment, they refurbish, repair and upgrade older Seagrave apparatus, including National Fire Protection Association updates to equipment. [ 1 ]
The Fire Department of New York purchased two Sutphen 100+ tower ladder quints in 1981. They were the tallest tower ladders in the city [15] until they were taken out of service. Aerialscope only sold 75 foot towers until they developed 95 foot versions in 1985. The patch of Ladder 119 in Brooklyn still has an image of their Sutphen.
Engine Company 261 was established in 1894 as Long Island City Fire Department's Engine Company 3, and was renumbered in 1913. Engine Company 261 served both Long Island City and the nearby community of Roosevelt Island until 2003, until it was closed as a cost-saving measure, while Ladder Company 116 still operates out of the firehouse. Fire ...