Small fire truck (Germany)
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| Abbreviation: | KLF |
| Country: | Germany |
| Crew : | 0/1/5/ 6 |
| Fire pump : | inserted portable pump |
| Portable pump : | PFPN 10-1000 |
| Extinguishing water : | 500 liters |
| Extinguishing powder : | 6 kilograms |
| Rescue kit : | unavailable |
| Perm. Total mass : | 4750 kilograms |
| Drive: | primarily street |
The small fire engine (abbreviation: KLF) is a fire fighting vehicle standardized in Germany with a maximum permitted total weight of 4.75 tons. In its new version (standard at the end of 2012), it is no longer allowed to drive with a class B driving license. With the fire brigade driving license, which has now been introduced nationwide, a holder of the class B driving license can continue to drive such a vehicle. However, the precise implementation is a matter for the federal states.
use
The small fire engine is mainly used for fire fighting.
The small fire engine is intended to be used by smaller fire brigades in particular and, with the 500 liters of extinguishing water that is carried, enable the independent fight against small fires independently of an external extinguishing water supply , which was not possible with the TSFs that were previously often used by such fire brigades. The vehicle is only manned by a squadron crew , but can act as an independent tactical unit with the crew added to the group. The small fire engine is standardized in DIN 14 530 Part 24.
history
Conception in 2004
The KLF was created as a result of changes in the EC driving license directive . The main aim of the standardization was to design a water-bearing vehicle that can also be driven with a class B driving license . A mass of 3.5 t was not allowed to be exceeded. In order to achieve this, considerable reductions in fire-fighting equipment had to be accepted, in particular only a comparatively low-performance pump (PFPN 5-600) was provided in order to save weight. The small fire truck was therefore only intended as a supplement under certain conditions and could not replace the previously common TSA and TSF in terms of loading .
Revision of the standard in 2012
In 2012, DIN 14530-24 was fundamentally renewed and the permissible total weight of the vehicle increased to 4.75 t. The KLF had hardly found any supporters to date, which was probably due to the aspect of the limited usability due to the low-performance pump. Therefore, an emergency vehicle with PFPN 10-1000 has now been designed, which is very similar to a TSF-W in terms of its basic concept, but is lighter and more cost-effective than these vehicles, which are often built on truck chassis today. Holders of a German fire brigade driver's license are also permitted to operate a KLF.
Fire brigade loading
The fire-fighting equipment listed below is on the small fire engine, including a PFPN 10-1000 portable pump . The vehicle also has a tank with a capacity of at least 500 liters of water. This tank can be connected directly to the pump carried by a short, dimensionally stable B-hose. The load essentially corresponds to that of a TSF , with regard to the hoses and fittings that of a TSF-W .
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| Compressed air breathing apparatus without a breathing connection | 4th |
| Breath connection ( full face mask ) | 4th |
| Pressure hose B-20 | 10 |
| Pressure hose C-15 | 9 + 2 (device for quick water delivery) |
| D pressure hose (roller hose in quick access pocket) | 1 |
| D- jet pipe | 1 |
| Jet lance CM or hollow jet lance | 3 + 1 (device for quick water delivery) |
| Jet pipe BM / hollow jet pipe B | 1 |
| A- suction hose | 4th |
| A- strainer | 1 |
| Protective cage A (wire or plastic) | 1 |
| Distributor BV or BK | 1 |
| Transition piece B – C | 2 |
| Transition piece C – D | 1 |
| Standpipe | 1 |
| Key for underground hydrant | 1 |
| Key for post hydrant | 1 |
| Manhole hook with chain | 1 |
| ABC coupling key | 3 |
| Cable hose holder 1600 | 3 |
| Suspension line F30 in the suspension line bag | 4th |
| Working line | 1 |
| Portable pump | 1 |
| Radio 4 m band BOS (fixed installation in the vehicle) / MRT (in digital radio) | 1 |
| Handheld radio 2 m band BOS / HRT (in digital radio) | 4th |
| Ladder (extension ladder / extension ladder) | 4-part extension ladder |
| Nail iron | 1 |
| Fire ax FA | 1 |
| Shovel | 1 |
| Bumpers | 1 |
| Hacksaw | 1 |
| Crowbar | 1 |
| Hand lamp | 4th |
| Wink trowel / stop rod (optional) | 1 |
| Warning triangle according to StVZO | 2 |
| Tow rope | 1 |
| Vehicle first aid kit | 1 |
Special designs
The designation "KLF" is also used for various fire fighting vehicles that do not comply with the standard. However, some of these have completely different applications than the vehicle described here in accordance with DIN.
So you saw z. For example, after the turnaround and the amendment of the legal provisions in Thuringia , the many fire brigades that were still only equipped with a TSA from the GDR era were provided with an inexpensive "small fire engine". For this purpose, an aluminum box body was commissioned from various manufacturers, above all Brandschutztechnik Müller, which was mounted on different chassis. Initially this was a Mercedes-Benz 310 , later a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 314. Individual copies were also built on Volkswagen LT 35s . To save costs, the so-called KLF-Th (small fire truck Thuringia) does not have a water tank and only offers space for five emergency services (1/4). The vehicle is therefore more comparable to a TSF according to DIN.
The Hamburg KLF have very little to do with fire engines, they are more comparable to command vehicles or command vehicles. The crew usually consists of the train driver and a detector / driver. The vehicles are structurally identical to the emergency doctor vehicles used in Hamburg , so that the loads can be exchanged with one another thanks to uniform rails. A VW transporter (T4 / T5) was usually used as the chassis, but today it is a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter . In addition to operational documents, a foldable desk, chemical protection suits, flipchart, megaphone, binoculars and three two-bottle breathing apparatus , the load also includes a small-scale rescue service equipment. By loading modules, the KLF can continue to be used as a GW-MANV .
See also
Fire fighting vehicles in Germany , portal: fire brigade / list of topics
Similar vehicles : TSF-W
literature
- Lothar Schott, Manfred Ritter: Fire Brigade Basic Course FwDV 2 . 20th edition. Wenzel-Verlag, Marburg 2018, ISBN 978-3-88293-220-1 .
- Hamilton, Handbook for the Firefighter , Boorberg-Verlag, ISBN 3-415-01705-2 .