The PMG-1 (Russian: ПМГ-1) fire engine based on the GAZ-AA truck was the most widespread Soviet fire truck of 1930s.
Currently the most of the PMG-1 trucks are lost; this museum specimen is kept at a fire station in Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Dmitry Ivanov. 2015. CC-BY-SA 3.0. The description of the photo →
A Soviet PMG-1 fire engine.
Dmitry Ivanov. 2015. CC-BY-SA 4.0. The description of the photo →
A side view of a PMG-1 fire engine. Fire engines based on ZiS/ZiL chassis are seen behind the PMG-1.
Short specification of PMG-1*:
- Length: 5840 mm (230 in).
- Width: 2020 mm (79.5 in).
- Height: 2460 mm (97 in).
- Crew: 8 firefighters (2 in the cab and 6 on open benches).
- Water tank volume: 146 litres.
- Fire hoses: 320 m (1050 ft): 160 m on the rear bobbin and 2x80 m on side bobbins.
- Water pump: centrifugal, max. 1400 l/min.
- Max. speed: 60 km/h (37 MPH).
Dmitry Ivanov. 2015. CC-BY-SA 4.0. The description of the photo →
The bell of a PMG-1 fire engine.
The photographs were taken on 28 May 2015, in Korolyov, Moscow Oblast, at an exhibition of fire-fighting vehicles devoted to the Day of the Fire Rescue Service of Russia:
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