SV1XV's photos with the keyword: fire fighting

A follow-me car and four Unimog fire engines near the Control Tower at Dekelia Air Base. (DSC_0659) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .

An old American LaFrance airport fire engine of the Hellenic Air Force, with a capacity of 5500 lt of water and 500 lt of foam. Currently an exhibit at the HAF museum at Dekelia Air Base. (DSC_5868) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .

A Mercedes-Benz Unimog U1550L fire engine and rescue vehicle of the Hellenic Air Force at Dekelia Air Base, Greece. This fire engine carries 1200 lt of water, 200 lt of foam and 250 kg of powder. (DSC_5637) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .

A vintage Mercedes-Benz Unimog-404 fire engine of the Hellenic Air Force at Dekelia Air Base, Greece. (DSC 5872) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .

One of the two Mercedes-Benz Actros 4148 hydraulic platform fire engines of the Hellenic Fire Service with its Bronto Skylift F88HLA articulating-telescoping boom (88 m) partially extended. Zappeion exhibition hall, May 2007. (P5160006) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License .

Detail of Storz 65mm fire hose couplers on a standpipe to a fire sprinkler system. In Greece the Storz couplers are standardized under ELOT 764, an old national standard. The Deutsches Institut fuer Normung (DIN) intends to issue two new standards for Storz couplers under DIN 14333 and DIN 14334. (DSCN0062)

Fire engine connection (standpipe) to the internal fire sprinkler system of the historical central building of the University of Athens, Greece. (DSCN0063)

Areas of responsibility of fire stations in the Region of Attica, Greece. civilprotection.gr/sites/default/gscp_uploads/Perifereia_attikis_pyrosbestikes.pdf As you can easily notice, the density of fire stations in the urban area of Athens and its suburbs is low by international standards (only 10 stations), resulting in poor response times for major incidents.