Canton of Zurich donates fire engines for eastern Ukraine
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Canton Zurich has donated two fire engines to a Ukrainian aid organisation, with two more to be delivered soon. The vehicles are still in working order but no longer meet the standards required for use in Switzerland.
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“The vehicles are being sent to a region where they’re urgently needed,” security director Mario Fehr said in a statement on Wednesday. They are bound for eastern Ukraine, where the fire engines will support vital infrastructure and help crews tackle fires.
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The vehicles, which come from Zurich Cantonal Building Insurance, are being handed over to the organisation Swiss for Ukraine. The group has already sent several ambulances and fire engines to Ukraine, along with medical supplies and emergency generators.
In the town of Horgen, the canton handed over two multi‑purpose fire engines from the Weinland and Bülach bases to the organisation. Two more vehicles, from Uster and Horgen, are due to be donated in the summer.
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The vehicles have been deployed more than 450 times over the past 30 years. They are now being replaced by new, larger fire engines.
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