Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters Tackles High-Rise Fires with 70m Fire Truck... Reaches 23rd Floor of Apartments, Water Supply Up to 33 Floors

The Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters will operate a 70m fire ladder truck starting from the 21st.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters will introduce a 70m fire truck with an aerial ladder for extinguishing fires in super high-rise buildings and will operate it starting from the 21st.

The fire truck with an aerial ladder features a basket installed at the tip where firefighters can ride, and it has a combined function of two types of extension: 6-stage straight extension and 2-stage articulated extension.

The existing 53m aerial ladder truck could reach up to the 18th floor, but now it can reach up to the 23rd floor based on apartment standards, and with an automatic water curtain installed, it can perform unmanned water spraying up to a height of 100m, equivalent to the 33rd floor.

The 70m fire truck with an aerial ladder will be deployed to the Gimhae Western Fire Station and will be active at high-rise fire scenes.

A Fire Headquarters official said, “It will increase the speed of rescue and fire suppression, and will allow operations in places difficult to approach due to heat or where existing ladder trucks cannot reach.”

Fire Chief Kim Jonggeun said, “The ability to respond to rescue and fire suppression in 2,516 high-rise buildings of 18 floors or more in the jurisdiction will be greatly improved.”

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