German aerial ladder manufacturer METZ has introduced new type of 32 meters Aerial ladder. Technology behind it, is already known PLC  with few improvements, especially in 25 % faster movement of aerial ladder. Rosenbauer design from Panther is seen also in this Aerial ladder. Few exclusive pictures you can see on our friends Jan Ole [...]

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Hello to all the firefighters (and other readers) of this brand new blog. It is great to see the World of Fire/EMS Service collaborate with the Blogoshpere once again. I am honored to be incorporated in this blog and to offer the view from Roanoke, Virginia and across the U.S. I look forward to reading [...]

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Constant cutting of funds for firefighting is happening everywhere. What can we as firefighters do? Better P.R. or some sort of political pressure? Firefighters from small Croatian city Mursko Sredisce had a idea-they decided to participate in local elections for city Council. Results of elections came as a surprise, they won just one of seven [...]

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Firefighters have a natural interest, amongst others, in equipment used by their peers other countries. I’ll take this opportunity to kick off a series with a presentation of a standard firefighting vehicle here in Germany, called LF16/12. LF16/12, 2005 This particular engine is stationed at a nearby fire department. There is a foto set on [...]

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