European Fire Trucks
June 28, 2008
Chris and I are watching a show on the Pierce Fire Truck Factory in Wisconsin and it’s got me thinking about how they’re such a symbol of the US. There are 33,000 fire departments in the US and they’ve all got trucks. And the best are red, of course. My hometown uses a weird green that’s much more visible, but also just wrong. College Station has white trucks with blue stripes. Very pretty, but still just not the same as a nice red. “Fire Engine White” just doesn’t have the right ring to it.
But anyway, looking at these massive, square trucks, I just think that they look distinctly American. I can’t really explain it, but it’s got me wondering what they look like in Europe. I’m thinking skinny and dorky, like the Mercedes van Dodge imports to the US. Chris thinks this is more likely. Or this, of course.
All joking aside, here are a few modern European fire trucks:
They actually look pretty much like our trucks, just a little more aerodynamic.