Nuremberg Fire Station #1 - Kit, 17 x 8-3/8 x 11-17/16" 43 x 21.5 x 29cm

Original reproduction of the Fire Station 1 in Nuremberg built in 1902 as still in operation today. Block of several buildings accommodating various rooms used as squad quarters, joiner’s workshop, fitter’s shop, clothing room, telecommunications department, first-aid post, operations room, hose drying room. 5-stall engine hall, the 3 large double-wing gates of which can be opened and closed manually. The construction of this fire station began in 1900 and was already finished and ready for operation in May 1902.

Once planned for horse-drawn emergency vehicles, today it still fulfills the tasks of a highly engineered world of fire fighting. The former horse stables were converted into vehicle parking spaces. At that time the high timber-framed tower served as a hose drying room. The squad’s sleeping quarters, the clothing and equipment room, kitchen, dining room, washrooms and bathrooms as well as a recreation room were located above the vehicle shelter. There was even an infirmary for the horses. Today, from the approx. 100 fire-fighters, 24 are always on duty or work in the affiliated departments such as telecommunications, first-aid and the specialty department for radiation and measurement and test engineering, fire extinguisher repair shop, joiner’s workshop, fitter’s shop and in the clothing room. The Fire Station 1 is the oldest station of the 5 fire stations belonging to the Nuremberg municipal fire brigade.

In the »Old Acquaintances« range, you will find selected models which have been out of stock for several years as limited special edition items at an attractive price.

• Level of difficulty Demanding
• Period I 1880 - 1920
• Need Lighting/Electronics: 4 x Faller 180667 2 x 180671
• Dimensions: 430 x 225 x 285 mm