When the first tall buildings were built in the city of Rotterdam, the fire brigade needed vehicles with larger, stronger pumps. For example, the city bought seven Ahrens-Foxes in the US. The vehicles were used from 1928.
Important collection piece
The bombing of June 14, 1940 destroyed one of the vehicles. Today there are still six Ahrens-Foxes in the Netherlands. Ahrens-Fox no. 2 is displayed completely ready for use in the Hellevoetsluis Fire Museum and is one of the important collection items related to fire fighting in the Netherlands.
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