Emergency fire engine (Austria)
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| Abbreviation: | HLF |
| Country: | Austria |
| Crew : | 1: 5 |
| Extinguishing water : | 1200 - 3000 liters |
| Foam concentrate : | 100 - 300 liters |
| Rescue kit : | available |
| Perm. Total mass : | 15,000 kilograms |
The emergency fire engine (HLF for short) is a tactical fire engine used by two professional fire brigades in Austria . It is a further development of the fire fighting vehicle as used by the volunteer fire brigades throughout Austria. This vehicle is also a combination of a tank tender and an emergency vehicle .
The HLF is very similar to the German emergency fire extinguishing group vehicle (HLF), which was only introduced in 1993.
In 2011, the Lower Austria Fire Brigade Association introduced four new vehicle types with the designation HLF 1-4. There the abbreviation stands for emergency vehicle and corresponds to various current types from KLF to GTLF . In 2014 this type classification was changed to HLF 1-3 and HLF 1W, but the designation remained with the aid vehicle .
Shortly afterwards, new vehicles from HLF to HLF 4 were introduced for the voluntary fire brigades in Styria . As in Lower Austria, these also have the official designation of emergency vehicles and are not identical to the HLFs of the professional fire brigades.
tasks
Since the rescue vehicle is equipped for both technical and fire use, this vehicle is used for most operations. The Graz professional fire brigade only has vehicles of this type for this task, the Vienna professional fire brigade has been using this type since 2011 and replaces its fire fighting vehicles .
history
In 1984, the Graz professional fire brigade developed special types that were equipped according to the Hamburg model and were given the designation HLF. In Hamburg the type is also called HLF, but means Hamburg fire engine. Together with the Rosenbauer company , two versions were developed on the Steyr 791 at that time: the HLF with a module for technical assistance (including a generator and hydraulic rescue kit including cutting device and spreader) and the universal fire extinguisher (ULF) with a special extinguishing agent module (halon, fire extinguisher, Foam concentrate, dry extinguisher). Due to the modular construction, the ULF could be converted into an HLF. Voluntary fire brigades that took over used vehicles of this type, however, refer to them again as TLFA-2000.
technology
Emergency fire engine 2000-200 (Graz)
This vehicle has a pump capacity of 2400 liters at 10 bar, a pneumatic light mast and a water cannon for 1300 liters / min at 7 bar. The numbers indicate the tank volumes: 2000 liters of water and 200 liters of foam.
Emergency fire engine 3000-300 (Graz)
Since 1998 the changeover to this improved type has taken place in Graz . The tank capacity has been increased: 3000 l of water, 300 l of foam, the centrifugal pump has an output of 2400 l / min at 8 bar, the water cannon creates 1350 l / min at a throw distance of 65 m. This type is equipped with a three-part extension ladder 14 m, power unit 5 KVA, rescue shears and light mast. In 2011, when the second generation of this type was purchased, the city audit office questioned whether such a large tank and an automatic transmission are necessary with such a good water supply. However, this amount of water should allow a smaller use without laying a hose. The automatic system allows the driver to concentrate fully on the road.
Emergency fire engine 1200-100 (Vienna and Graz)
While the water tank in Graz was enlarged to 3000 l, Vienna introduced the first HLF in 2011 with only 1200 liters of water and 100 liters of foam. The city's good water supply makes this possible. There is a normal pressure pump N10 in the middle of the vehicle with an output of 1,500 l / min at 10 bar. Unlike the Graz HLF, this one also has a winch. In September 2015, the Graz professional fire brigade also received two vehicles of this type because it is better suited for the inner city.
photos
HLF-3000 of the Graz professional fire brigade, built in 1998
HLF-3000 of the Graz professional fire brigade, built in 1998
New HLFA-3000 from the Graz professional fire brigade, the A stands for all-wheel drive
HLFA-3000 of the Graz professional fire brigade on a Volvo
HLFA-3000 of the Graz professional fire brigade on a Volvo
HLF-1200 of the professional fire brigade Vienna on MAN
HLF 2 on MAN
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lower Austrian Fire Brigade Equipment Ordinance 2011 ( Memento from April 1, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), Lower Austrian Fire Brigade Association
- ↑ for the building guidelines, see Lower Austrian Fire Brigade Equipment Ordinance 2014 ( Memento from April 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), Lower Austrian Fire Brigade Association
- ^ Festschrift 160 Years of the Graz Fire Brigade - Fire trucks
- ↑ Review of the purchase of four HLF for the Graz professional fire department, StRH 6889/2011 Graz, June 21, 2011, page 8
- ↑ New HLF in "City version" at the Viennese professional fire brigade , Fireworld on May 26, 2011