Tatra was successful in the selection procedure of the Directorate-General of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic. THT Polička, which has concluded a framework agreement with the fire brigade, will deliver the order in cooperation with the carmaker.
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“The total expected volume of the order is 100 of these firefighting vehicles, including optional firefighting accessories and means of communication within two years from the date of entry into force of the framework agreement,” said Andrej Čírtek, spokesman for the automaker.
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All vehicles must have the same type of chassis, purpose built superstructure and fire pump. “The contract provides for the possibility of adding optional elements to the cars. THT Polička will take care of the production of the purpose-built superstructure and finalization of the CAS 20 vehicles, while the car manufacturer Tatra Trucks will produce the Tatra Terra T815–2T5RA3 chassis in version 4. × 4 as a subcontractor, ”the spokesperson said.
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The jets will have six-seat, four-door Tatra cabins with individually controlled air conditioning and heating. The special superstructure will contain, in addition to special fire-fighting equipment, a tank for fire extinguishers with a capacity of 4,000 liters of water and 240 liters of foaming agent. The cars will be powered by Tatra T3D-928 eight-cylinder diesel forks with a maximum output of 325 kW linked to a fully automatic gearbox.
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“The electrical systems and the fuel and air distribution on the chassis will be protected from the effects of radiant heat from fires,” said Čírtek.
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For Tatra, this is the second significant contract for domestic firefighters this year. In May, the Kobit company was successful in the selection process, which will also supply firefighters with up to 50 CAS 30 tanker sprayers for large-volume firefighting on Tatra Force chassis within two years. The order value is over 392 million crowns.
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Tatra Trucks produces series trucks and custom-made special cars. Last year it sold 1,277 cars, or 91 more cars than in 2020. In 2020, the company generated sales of SEK 5.5 billion and operating profit before EBITDA depreciation of SEK 509 million. net profit was nearly 141 million crowns.
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The carmaker belongs to the Czechoslovakian group of billionaire Michal Strnad, another of its shareholders is the Promet group of René Matera. Tatra employs more than 1,200 people and more than 600 people work in the Tatra Metalurgie branch.
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