WEBVTT 1 00:00:09.833 --> 00:00:11.958 The Paderborn fire brigade has two full- 2 00:00:12.041 --> 00:00:13.000 time watches with 3 00:00:13.083 --> 00:00:15.208 a total of around 350 employees. 4 00:00:15.958 --> 00:00:17.125 There are another ten 5 00:00:17.208 --> 00:00:18.625 firefighters in our 6 00:00:18.708 --> 00:00:19.625 voluntary service. 7 00:00:22.083 --> 00:00:23.166 I'm Christian. 8 00:00:23.375 --> 00:00:24.833 I’m responsible for planning 9 00:00:24.916 --> 00:00:25.708 and procurement 10 00:00:25.791 --> 00:00:26.708 in the Technical 11 00:00:26.791 --> 00:00:27.583 Department, 12 00:00:27.666 --> 00:00:29.291 especially for vehicle 13 00:00:29.375 --> 00:00:30.125 procurement. 14 00:00:33.708 --> 00:00:35.541 I've been a professional firefighter 15 00:00:35.666 --> 00:00:38.416 since 2019, that was when I 16 00:00:38.500 --> 00:00:40.000 started my training as 17 00:00:40.083 --> 00:00:41.958 Chief Fire Inspector, 18 00:00:42.458 --> 00:00:44.958 which I completed in 2021 and since then I've 19 00:00:45.041 --> 00:00:46.500 worked at Paderborn 20 00:00:46.583 --> 00:00:47.416 fire brigade. 21 00:00:51.000 --> 00:00:53.375 From Mercedes, we currently have 22 00:00:53.458 --> 00:00:54.375 Econic vehicles 23 00:00:54.458 --> 00:00:55.291 with turntable 24 00:00:55.708 --> 00:00:58.166 ladders, Arocs chassis as 25 00:00:58.250 --> 00:01:00.333 swap body vehicles, 26 00:01:00.416 --> 00:01:02.625 another Unimog for off-road capability, 27 00:01:02.708 --> 00:01:04.416 and some 28 00:01:04.500 --> 00:01:05.375 small vehicles. 29 00:01:08.166 --> 00:01:09.333 When buying turntable 30 00:01:09.416 --> 00:01:11.416 ladders, one factor was very important: 31 00:01:11.500 --> 00:01:12.916 occupational safety. 32 00:01:13.208 --> 00:01:15.750 It should have a chassis that allows for 33 00:01:16.333 --> 00:01:17.875 the lowest possible entrance 34 00:01:17.958 --> 00:01:18.666 height, 35 00:01:18.750 --> 00:01:20.833 because with us, the Deputy Head of the 36 00:01:20.916 --> 00:01:22.458 Safety Department gets out 37 00:01:22.541 --> 00:01:24.875 with a respirator directly at the deployment 38 00:01:24.958 --> 00:01:25.791 location. So it 39 00:01:25.875 --> 00:01:28.208 must be ergonomically 40 00:01:28.291 --> 00:01:29.625 designed, so we chose 41 00:01:29.708 --> 00:01:30.916 a low-floor chassis. 42 00:01:33.416 --> 00:01:34.916 Our chassis is great for the 43 00:01:35.000 --> 00:01:36.708 turntable ladders in that 44 00:01:36.791 --> 00:01:38.291 due to the low design, the 45 00:01:38.375 --> 00:01:40.000 total height is just 46 00:01:40.083 --> 00:01:41.458 3.10 m. 47 00:01:41.541 --> 00:01:43.208 And with the additional auxiliary 48 00:01:43.291 --> 00:01:44.541 rear wheel steering 49 00:01:44.625 --> 00:01:47.000 we are extremely agile so that, 50 00:01:47.208 --> 00:01:49.791 especially in dense built-up areas in the inner 51 00:01:49.875 --> 00:01:51.125 city or in areas with 52 00:01:51.208 --> 00:01:52.083 old buildings, we 53 00:01:52.166 --> 00:01:54.250 can drive very well in narrow alleys and 54 00:01:54.333 --> 00:01:55.791 enter backyards and so we can 55 00:01:55.875 --> 00:01:58.375 start rescuing people as quickly 56 00:01:58.458 --> 00:01:59.375 as possible. Our 57 00:02:01.666 --> 00:02:03.958 fire brigade uses the Econic as a basic 58 00:02:04.041 --> 00:02:05.791 chassis for turntable ladders. 59 00:02:06.458 --> 00:02:09.041 We bought these vehicles for the first time in 60 00:02:09.125 --> 00:02:10.458 2009 and 2010. 61 00:02:10.541 --> 00:02:12.583 Since then, we've been 62 00:02:12.666 --> 00:02:13.416 very happy 63 00:02:13.500 --> 00:02:14.666 with the chassis, 64 00:02:14.750 --> 00:02:18.291 because vision is good and 65 00:02:18.458 --> 00:02:20.041 the car is very practical.