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In response to the rapid, ongoing spread of COVID-19 in Austria and the work stoppages announced by some of chassis manufacturers, Rosenbauer will be temporarily cutting production at its Austrian locations. In an initial step, the annual shutdown of the Austrian locations, which was originally scheduled for August, will therefore be brought forward to April 6-17, after which short-time work is to be requested as a precautionary measure in consultation with the Works Council. Critical function...

As an operational organization, one is making an important contribution to coping with the current situation. No matter whether fire brigade, police, rescue or any other emergency organization: all are all doing important and outstanding work. Rosenbauer wants to support all in this as best they can, so the company is making their digital system solutions EMEREC, corresponding software solutions for the coordination and organization of operational activities, available to users. The licenses pr...

INTERSCHUTZ, which was scheduled for June 2020, will be postponed by one year. This is the mutual decision of the organizers and partners of the trade fair for fire and rescue services, civil protection, safety and security. The reason is the coronavirus, which directly affects both exhibitors and visitors of INTERSCHUTZ and requires them to be available for duty at other locations. INTERSCHUTZ will now take place from 14 to 19 June 2021 in Hannover. About three months before the actual start o...

Due to worldwide developments around the coronavirus, INTERSCHUTZ will be postponed by one year, to June 14-19, 2021. For more than 150 years, Rosenbauer has been pursuing the safety of people and the protection of society. As the system provider Rosenbauer feels responsible for the health of all visitors, partners and employees. For this reason, Rosenbauer is fully supporting the postponement of 2020 INTERSCHUTZ trade fair. Rosenbauer are optimistic, that its 2021 edition will become a huge su...

Over the coming months, Schiphol’s fire service will be phasing in 13 new Rosenbauer fire engines, also known as crash tenders. The airport’s fire service will be using them to deal with aviation incidents. The crash tenders belong to the largest and fastest category of fire engines. They will replace the current vehicles, which have reached the end of their service life after a period of 15 years. The new fire engines are equipped with the very latest fire-extinguishing technology....

In the coming months, the fire brigade at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport will gradually put 13 new Rosenbauer PANTHER 8x8 firefighting vehicles into service. These new firefighting vehicles represent the largest and fastest category of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) vehicles and are used in aircraft fire protection. Dubbed Crash Tenders, these firefighting vehicles will replace the current FLF fleet at the Schiphol Airport, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, which has reached the end of its useful...

In the coming months, the Leipzig Fire Department will replace its entire HLF fleet (emergency fire-fighting group vehicles) as the current fleet has reached an average age of almost 20 years. The new fleet will feature 22 vehicles that are the Rosenbauer HLF 20 "Light Class", all identical in construction and equipped with the high-end extinguishing system N35 + DIGIMATIC42. They enter service in equal parts both with the professional and the volunteer fire brigades, who also drew up the specif...

The two cantons of Obwalden and Nidwalden are located in the heart of Switzerland, nestled in beautiful mountain landscapes of the Swiss Alps with high peaks, surrounded by lush green valleys, and picturesque serene lakes. However, this beautiful natural geography also brings with it many natural hazards to which the fire departments must adapt and respond to effectively, among other things with the help of the EMEREC operational management system. Since 2017, the fire departments of the Swiss...

The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is the first fire service in North America to purchase a pre-series vehicle based on the Concept Fire Truck (CFT). The electric fire truck from Rosenbauer will be delivered in the first quarter 2021 and put into practice as part of a comprehensive test operation. CFT Technology In addition to its driving characteristics and safety features, the truck made an impression with its ergonomics and high functionality during the initial demonstrations last Decem...

Large fires, ammunition finds, rescue operations, and searching for people: The scope of duties for the List Fire Department on the German island of Sylt is extremely broad. They are well prepared for these challenges with the new rescue firefighting group vehicle (HLF) 20 from Rosenbauer. Fire-Fighting Vehicles Almost 1,500 inhabitants live in List on Sylt, the northernmost municipality in Germany. Sand dunes, salt marshes, and the Wadden Sea characterize the unique environment on this island...

The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is the first fire service in North America to purchase a pre-series vehicle based on the Concept Fire Truck (CFT). The electric fire truck from Rosenbauer will be delivered before the end of the year and put into practice as part of a comprehensive test operation in 2021. In addition to its driving characteristics and safety features, the truck made an impression with its ergonomics and high functionality during the initial demonstrations last December. A...

PANTHER, AT and aerial ladders in 1/43rd and 1/87th scales have already been available to model collectors. German toy manufacturer Dickie Toys, a company of the Simba Dickie Group, presented fire engines in toy format at the Nuremberg Toy Fair at the end of January, making the hearts of the smallest firefighting fans beat faster. Small-Format airport fire engine The aerial ladder and PANTHER are true to Rosenbauer design. In addition to the familiar look, the detailed design of the toy vehicl...

Rosenbauer International AG has completely taken over its former sales partner Brandus GmbH based in Andrian, Bolzano. The company is now operating under its new name Rosenbauer Italia s.r.l. This takeover marks the Group’s recognition of the increasing importance of the Italian firefighting market, as it establishes its own sales and service subsidiary for South Tyrol in the first phase of its plan. The coverage of all Rosenbauer products and services will then be expanded from this loca...

In December 2019, the 20,000th Rosenbauer FOX portable pump was ceremoniously handed over to the Elsdorf-Westermühlen fire department in Rendsburg-Eckernförde district by Rosenbauer sales partner in Schleswig-Holstein, Kraft Feuerschutz GmbH, based in Rendsburg. Classic Portable Pumps At the start of the 21st century, many experts agreed that portable pumps would play no role in the future, and that classic portable pumps would be replaced by other systems, such as in-built vehicle p...

Rosenbauer has further developed and improved the quality of its simulation systems with the release of the new RCS Simulator Driving. Training for municipal fire department emergency journeys is undertaken on the RCS Simulator Driving, whereby particularly critical driving situations can be practised without risk. On the new RCS Simulator Familiarization, airport road users can familiarize themselves with specific locational conditions, and train for the required driving authorizations. Both s...

Rosenbauer International AG, a company of the Rosenbauer Group, and Brandweer Amsterdam Amstelland will be working together on the ongoing development of a new range-extended electrical fire truck over the next two years. The aim of the innovation partnership is to subject the underlying approach of Rosenbauer’s Concept Fire Truck (CFT) to comprehensive practical testing and to analyze its performance in day-to-day operations on the narrow streets of the Dutch capital. Following an implem...

The world’s first fully electric drive fire truck touring California. Rosenbauer, the fire apparatus manufacturer is demoing the EFT truck for fire departments in the state through December starting with Los Angeles City Fire Department. The EFT provides a look into the future of the fire apparatus Rosenbauer’s development engineers have focused on creating the vehicle architecture that emerges during the design process when a systematic and uncompromising emphasis is placed on the...

m-u-t GmbH, globally renowned company in the field of photonics and part of the Nynomic Group, and Rosenbauer Brandschutz GmbH, a company of the Rosenbauer Group, have gotten off to a flying start with the market launch of IGNIS3D. This highly innovative infrared camera system for early fire detection is the first result of a strategic innovation partnership between the two security companies. It employs long-wave infrared video technology for contactless surface temperature measuring. IGNIS3D...

Rosenbauer has expanded its FANERGY series with a practical cordless device. The new high-performance FANERGY B16 fan is powered by an environmentally friendly and very efficient electric motor that causes no exhaust emissions, and the noise level at the point of use is also significantly minimized. Two lithium-ion batteries supply the 1.25 kW synchronous motor from 40 cells and provide a carrier capacity of 2 x 11.6 amp-hours. This allows operating times of at least 60 minutes at full speed be...

Stuttgart Airport (also called "Manfred Rommel Airport") is one of the largest airports in Germany in terms of passenger volume: More than 10 million passengers a year use the Swabian aviation hub, situated directly on the A8 motorway. Since 2019, not only four PANTHER 6x6s have been in service with the airport fire department, but also a training simulator from Rosenbauer. This makes training for emergency calls easier and has an enormous impact on sustainability - in two ways. Stuttgart's pat...

In addition to the three existing locations in Karlsruhe, Luckenwalde and Viersen, the fourth Rosenbauer service center in Germany started operations in Bad Abbach-Lengfeld, in Bavaria (approx. 15 km from Regensburg), in mid-November 2019. New service center Spread on a total area of ​​3,300 sq. meters, the new location offers a workshop with 10 parking spaces for the repair and maintenance of firefighting and aerial rescue vehicles. In addition, there are offices and training rooms, as well a...

The prototype of the Rosenbauer fire service robot had its TV premiere in the 7th episode of the ORF show “Feuer und Flamme – Der Wettkampf der Lebensretter” (Red-hot – Rescuer Contest), in which 12 firefighters compete for the title “Austria’s Best Firefighter”. But this was not the first operational highlight for ‘Raupi’, as the company has named the prototype, because it’s already been in use for several years in testing firefighting...

At the beginning of November 2019, Rosenbauer was once again represented as a one-stop supplier of personal protective equipment for firefighters at A+A, an international trade fair for occupational safety and health in Düsseldorf, Germany. The decision to present Rosenbauer to a national and international audience as a one-stop supplier for all things PPE (personal protective equipment) was once again a complete success this year. The fair offered the company a forum to present the Rosenb...

Protective clothing, boots, helmets and gloves - at the A+A Trade Fair in Dusseldorf in November 2019, everything will once again revolve around personal protection, operational safety and health at work. Rosenbauer will present itself with personal protective equipment for fire departments at the renowned leading world trade fair for occupational safety and health. Rosenbauer is the only supplier on the German market to manufacture itself the complete range of personal protective equipment for...

Oil: still one of the most important raw materials today forms the basis of countless products, and thus has enormous influence on the world market. Prior to the final products being created, a large number of processes and process steps are often necessary: from extraction through various transport methods, to refining and further processing. The processes are associated with complex procedures, with the processing plants themselves being technologically sophisticated industrial complexes of w...

The Rosenbauer America Group is pleased to announce the appointment of John Slawson as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rosenbauer America. He is replacing Harold Boer, who is retiring, effective of December 31, 2019. Although retiring, Harold Boer will remain on the company’s Supervisory Board. John Slawson comes to Rosenbauer with a vast amount of fire industry experience and is well suited to lead the organization, as it continues to grow and remain at the forefron...

AT – the acronym stands for Advanced Technology and a success story spanning three generations. Twenty-five years ago, the Rosenbauer AT first saw the light of day, giving a resounding answer to the question of what a powerful, reliable and safe municipal fire-fighting vehicle should look like. Improved with each generation and supplemented by innovative technologies, the AT now embodies the technological standard of municipal firefighting like no other vehicle. It's considered the master...

The VdS BrandSchutz Tage take place from 4th to 5th December 2019 at the Cologne Exhibition Center. Rosenbauer presents new and innovative solutions for preventive and technical fire protection. In addition to the trade exhibition, one can look forward to exciting specialist conferences and discussions as well as a future, a science and an exhibitor forum at the BrandSchutz Tage. Tailor-made extinguishing systems Rosenbauer is the user’s competent partner for innovative fire protection c...

The VdS FireSafety Conference is slated to take place on December 4th - 5th, 2019 on the grounds of the Cologne Messe (Congress Center East) in Cologne, Germany. Rosenbauer will be presenting its latest innovative solutions for preventative and plant-specific fire protection at the event. In addition to the trade fair, exciting trade presentations and discussions await visitors during the FireSafety Conference, as well as a future, science and exhibitor forum. Customized extinguishing systems...

HEROS firefighting helmets from Rosenbauer for operations in buildings belong to the highest protection category in the field of personal protective equipment. They protect against deadly dangers and prevent irreversible damage. Special emphasis is placed on facial and eye protection. Burns, scars or other injuries in this area can have lifelong consequences for an individual. In order to provide the best possible protection and visibility, the visors of Rosenbauer helmets must comply with the f...