Universal fire engine
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Universal fire engine |
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| Abbreviation: | ULF |
| Crew : | usually 0/0/2/ 2 or 0/1/2/ 3 |
| Particularities: | not standardized, i. d. Usually larger amounts of water, foam and powder with. |
The universal fire-fighting vehicle (short: ULF) is a special fire-fighting vehicle and thus a (in Germany) non-standardized fire service vehicle used by fire services for fire fighting and operations involving hazardous substances. This is usually a converted or enlarged (dry) pumper with a crew of a group (0/0/2/ 2 ) or an independent party (0/1/2/ 3 ).
The following elements are often found as equipment:
- a permanently installed extinguishing arm or roof monitor
- an enlarged foam tank
- additional tank for the special extinguishing agent CO 2
- additional powder extinguishing system
Universal fire fighting vehicles in German-speaking countries
In Germany, universal fire-fighting vehicles are found almost exclusively at company and plant fire departments . As an exception, the Winnweiler fire brigade (acquired from the Kaiserslautern fire brigade ) has a municipal ULF (optionally called "environmental fire truck" or "universal fire truck"). This prototype of a fire engine with an integrated street cleaning system for traces of oil has since been further developed and can also be found in the 2nd generation at the Kaiserslautern fire brigade .
In contrast to Germany, there are also numerous volunteer fire brigades in Austria with universal fire engines . The Federal Fire Brigade Association issued a building guideline for ULFs in 1963.
See: Universal fire fighting vehicle (Austria)
In Switzerland, a ULF refers to a larger fire truck stationed at a support point fire brigade.
See: Universal fire fighting vehicle (Switzerland)
Individual evidence
- ^ Training of the volunteer fire brigades - Truppmann part 1 + 2, Neckar-Verlag GmbH, page 169ff "Vehicle customer"
- ↑ compare the vehicle classifications on BOS-Fahrzeuge.info
- ↑ a b c d ULF with extinguishing arm , Rosenbauer International AG
- ↑ Fire Brigade Kaiserslautern - ULF , Feuerwehr-Kaiserslautern.de , accessed on August 23, 2010
- ^ " History of fire fighting technology ", Federal Fire Brigade Association Austria