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Magirus – more than 160 years of innovation and tradition in firefighting technology The best firefighting vehicles are built by firefighters. This fact was known to Conrad Dietrich Magirus, firefighter by passion, visionary and founder of our company more than 160 years ago. In keeping with this tradition, today we at Magirus build the most modern and reliable firefighting vehicles and equipment. And today many employees at Magirus are trained comrade firefighters who know exactly what's needed on the job. The work of our comrades in firefighting services around the world is an inspiration as well as motivation, since their mission is what drives us. This is also the reason why the equipment, vehicles and solutions we develop for our comrades are among the best in the world. For more than 160 years now they have been making firefighters'​ lives easier and their work safer. Today at Magirus fire brigades find a comprehensive range of first-class, reliable firefighting vehicles ranging from turntable ladders, to pumpers and rescue vehicles, robots, fire pumps and equipment. Magirus employs more than 1,500 people at its five sites in Europe: Ulm/Germany, Graz/Austria, Brescia/Italy, Chambéry/France and Schongau/Switzerland.