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Holland Buffing Trip 2013 - Guest - 08-14-2013 Next up was this 1990 Mercedes Unimog off-road Light Fire Vehicle, the Brandweer Zeist purchased this second hand in 2006. Holland Buffing Trip 2013 - Guest - 08-14-2013 Aerial capability is provided by this 2001 MAN 18.285 Hydraulic Platform with Wumag booms. Holland Buffing Trip 2013 - Guest - 08-14-2013 We didn't have the time to photograph each vehicle on station, but the last truck was certainly the most impressive. Its a Scania P380 Prime Mover which carries a Forest Firefighting Unit, basically it has the ability to operate a water monitor whilst the vehicle moves across rough ground. It was a sharp looking truck and a nice way to end the first day in Holland, thanking our host we then headed into Rotterdam city centre for a well earned shower, change of clothes and meal before a few drinks in the hotel bar to chew the fat about our day. Holland Buffing Trip 2013 - SrFireOfficial - 08-14-2013 Any information on the staffing of their "appliances"? Holland Buffing Trip 2013 - Guest - 08-14-2013 Quote:Any information on the staffing of their "appliances"? At career stations (full-time), all appliances are manned, plus they ride with bigger crews in Holland - for example a pump (engine) will ride with office + driver + five = seven on the appliance. An aerial or Rescue Vehicle will ride two - driver and officer. At volunteer stations they will respond to the station and man any vehicle that is required for that response. Holland Buffing Trip 2013 - Richard_L_Dean_07405 - 08-17-2013 Quote:We found it incredible that everything at this station was volunteer and that Maarssen was only a small town. Over the next few days I learned that money and financing of the Fire Service in Holland is not so much a problem as it is in the UK. |