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DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN 1
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1975
FIRE SERVICES GET NEW ENGINE ******
THE FIRE-FIGHTING CAPABILITIES OF THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN INCREASED BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW HALF-A-MILLION-DOLLAR FIRE ENGINE,
THE APPLIANCE, WHICH ARRIVED BY SHIP FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM LAST WEEK, IS FITTED WITH A 91 FT. SNORKEL (ELEVATED HYDRAULIC PLATFORM). IT IS THE HIGHEST OF ITS TYPE IN HONG KONG SO FAR AND BRINGS THE DEPARTMENT'S FLEET OF SNORKELS TO 13, INCLUDING THREE 85 FT. AND NINE 50 FT. ONES.
THE ORDER, COSTING MORE THAN $500,000, WAS PLACED IN JANUARY LAST YEAR.
THE NEW SNORKEL IS EQUIPPED WITH FULLY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND POWER-ASSISTED STEERING,
OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE A CAGE WITH A STEEL CANOPY FOR PROTECTION AGAINST FALLING OBJECTS, A PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM, TWO TONE HORNS, AN 11-INCH SEARCHLIGHT AND A 500-GALLON-PER-MINUTE WATER PUMP SUPPLYING WATER TO AN OUTLET FIXED TO THE SNORKEL CAGE. THERE IS ALSO AN INTERCOMMUNICATION SYSTEM BETWEEN CAGE AND BASE TO KEEP FIRE FIGHTERS AND OPERATOR IN CONSTANT TOUCH.
A FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY: +SNORKELS, WHICH ARE EXTREMELY VERSATILE, ARE RECOGNISED AS BEING AMONG THE MOST EFFECTIVE FIRE-FIGHTING AND RESCUE EQUIPMENT.
+THEY CAN MANOEUVRE FROM SIDE TO SIDE OR UP AND DOWN AND CAN BE USED IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS AT A FIRE SCENE.+
THE NEW MACHINE WILL BE PUT INTO SERVICE AFTER CHECKING IN WORKSHOP.
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