Fire brigades: fire trucks - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1987 - 70 Pfennig

Fire brigades and firefighting vehicles The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic issues four multicolored special postage stamps with illustrations of fire brigades and fire fighting vehicles individually and in combination. Special cancellations from June 16 to August 15, 1987 Fire Brigades and Fire Trucks Almost 150 years ago, Heinrich Heine called in "Winter's Tale" to his contemporaries: "Rebuild your houses and dry your puddles and create better laws and better fire-blasting." Although around 2,000 years ago Heron of Alexandria had described portable fire engines with two pump pistons, water tanks, and a kind of reversible jet tube, mysticism, superstition, and disingenuous orders and codes of conduct by secular and clerical nobility for centuries prevented their rapid spread But also the bourgeoisie was unable to cope with the increasing concentration of production and population with sufficient extinguishing technology waking up for the most part. Fire trucks, units, equipment were hardly available. Even the small stock was only partially operational. However, the emerging anti-fascist order and later the young German Democratic Republic made every effort to protect citizens and public property against fire. These include ready-to-use, technically well-equipped fire brigades. Thus, since 1952, all fire brigades of the GDR have been systematically and purposefully equipped with standardized standardized fire-fighting vehicles and equipment. In 1971, the construction of fire fighting vehicles on the proven chassis W 50 from Ludwigsfelde (70 Pfennig). Their advancements are now standard equipment for professional fire brigades and volunteer fire departments in cities, larger communities and businesses. The pump capacity is 1,600 liters of water per minute. They are equipped with all modern aggregates and equipment necessary for combating fires.