Equipment
The fire fighting equipment, from fire engines to the personal protective gear firemen wear, is fairly modern in Finland. The fire and rescue services have approximately 4 500 vehicles in their use.
Voluntary fire brigades often "recycle" equipment. The fire brigades operating in higher risk areas will get new equipment and their old equipment will be moved onwards to fire brigades in lesser risk areas.
The Ministry of the Interior has set set strict rules and regulations governing the protective gear and fire brigades' equipment.
Read more about this topic: Fire Fighting In Finland
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