Youtuber saves fire brigade in Essen: turntable ladder gets stuck after use!

Youtuber saves fire brigade in Essen: turntable ladder gets stuck after use!

on New Year's Eve 2024/2025, after a successful use against a balcony fire in Essen-Kray, the professional fire brigade was faced with an unexpected problem: its aerial ladder could no longer be used. Despite the tireless attempts by the firefighters and contacting the manufacturer Magirus, all efforts were unsuccessful. The situation is particularly explosive by the fact that this vehicle, a 23-year-old Magirus grain ladder, is used as a reserve, which increases the pressure. But help came from an unexpected corner: The well-known YouTuber @itsmarvinn jumped to the rescue after he had learned about the fire brigade and hurried to the site immediately, such as reported.

The 34-year-old, who himself has an identical turntable ladder and has technical know-how, was able to bridge the technical problems. While he could not finally solve the problem, he managed to repair the aerial ladder so far that it could be brought back to the guard around 5:30 a.m. Essen fire chief Jörg Wackerhahn was impressed by the spontaneous support that gave them in a critical situation: "Usually we are that helped the citizens. This time we were helped, and we are very grateful for that", as FireWorld.at reported.

The fire brigade will now carry out a comprehensive technical review of the aerial ladder concerned in order to avoid future problems. This episode urgently shows how unexpected help in urgent situations can often be the lifesaver, even if it comes from a completely different area.