Beginner
≈ 38 minSuggested range22 min – 1 h 1 min
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City · SET 60280
Fire Ladder Truck
A first ladder fire engine with small fire scenes.
- Pieces
- 88
- Release year
- 2021
- Theme
- City
- Set number
- 60280
- LEGO recommended age
- 4+
- Archived regional retail price · Germany
- 19.99 €
Archived regional retail price in the stated market and currency. It does not establish the Italian launch price; no estimated currency conversion. Brickset ↗ · Reference checked on 22 October 2026
Official English name verified at: LEGO English archive ↗ · Checked on 26 October 2026.
TIME TO BUILD
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A starting point for planning your build. Times for each experience level are editorial estimates, not measurements submitted by HowLongToBuild users.
Editorial estimate · first build
Intermediate
≈ 25 minSuggested range15 min – 40 minExperienced
≈ 18 minSuggested range10 min – 29 minBased on one person building the set for the first time, following the original instructions and using numbered bags where supplied. Includes normal piece-finding and minor adjustments; excludes long breaks, filming, dismantling and modifications. Sources may use different methods. This range is neither a statistical interval nor a limit: your build may take less or more time.
How we estimate times · sources and method
Editorial assessment: A first ladder fire engine with small fire scenes. Two small groups of flames are built beside the vehicle. A first build following the instructions, including normal piece finding; an adult may help when needed. Breaks, subsequent play and any alternative models are excluded. For older sets, unnumbered bags or previously mixed pieces may prolong sorting. No verified timed build: indicative values with substantial variation.
Sources do not always specify the builder’s experience. The three experience bands are our editorial assessment, based on the complexity of the set and individual accounts where available.
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- LEGO · set manual ↗
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Checked: 26 October 2026 · Method v1.0 · Limited reports; not a statistical average.
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Inside the set
Roof ladder
A pale ladder accompanies the red cab with a blue windscreen.
LEGO sourceSeparate fires
Two small groups of flames are built beside the vehicle.
LEGO sourceBeyond the set
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An 1866 turning point
London's Metropolitan Fire Brigade was formed in 1866.
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The 1861 Tooley Street fire helped prompt change as insurers sought relief from rising responsibilities. Following the 1865 act, the Metropolitan Fire Brigade formed in 1866 as a public service. A station’s history concerns organisation and funding as well as firefighting equipment.
A changed name
It became London Fire Brigade in 1904.
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The London Fire Brigade name followed in 1904. Under Massey Shaw, stations, uniforms and steam engines changed; horses were housed alongside firefighters. Sloping station floors helped engines move out. Building design responded directly to the demands of getting contemporary equipment into action.
Expanded stories updated on 29 October 2026
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