Overview

• The prototype, built by a special-vehicle manufacturer, has 300 horsepower and is equipped with blue lights for emergency response.
• Interchangeable modules include a sandbag-filling machine for floods and a tank trailer for tackling forest and moor fires.
• Firefighters report early success in drills and callouts, citing reduced crew needs and a pressurized cab that lets one operator extinguish fires from inside.
• The tractor’s top speed is 50 km/h, making it slower than conventional fire engines and potentially limiting response over longer distances.
• Lower Saxony’s fire association welcomes the trial but will wait for results, as Wiesmoor addresses practical hurdles such as CE-license drivers and offsite storage for oversized components.