Fire-fighting vehicles, as the name suggests, are formed by installing various special fire-fighting equipment on the vehicle. The fire truck we are talking about today usually refers to this kind of fire truck. Before the production of vehicles powered by internal combustion engines, people had already begun to try to install special fire-fighting appliances on vehicles so that they could rush to the scene in time when a fire broke out.
The world’s first fire engine recorded in 1518 was commissioned by the city of Augsburg, Germany, and manufactured by Anteni Bratner, a metal craftsman. People know very little about the details of this fire truck. According to the book "History of Crafts in the City of Augsburg", this fire truck was formed by installing a large lever-operated water pump on the car. Its power is to use horses to tow.
In 1666, a fire broke out in London, England. The fire burned for 4 days and destroyed 1,300 houses including the famous St. Paul's Church. Some medieval buildings were wiped out in the fire. People began to pay attention to the fire protection work in the city. Soon, the British invented the world's first hand-cranked water pump fire truck and used a water hose to extinguish the fire.
In 1673, Del Hayden of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, invented a soft water pipe made of leather for fire fighting. In 1721, Richard Nesham of England invented a fire extinguisher with wheels that was more efficient than a soft water pipe. This kind of fire extinguisher has people who hold the handle to put out the fire, and people who drive the pump barrel by pedaling. Together, they can continuously spray water to extinguish the fire. Of course, this fire extinguisher is also installed on the carriage.