Have you ever heard of the term 'knolling?' I hadn't, but it is apparently one of the hottest Instagram trends out there right now, and even emergency services are getting involved!
So knolling is a type of flat-lay photography, where different objects are arranged at 90-degree angles from each other, then photographed from above. The look is symmetrical and pleasing to the eye and allows people to see a variety of objects in a single picture; perfect for demonstrating equipment or an inventory, for example. The process has been further popularized through LEGO, where builders carefully arranged their bricks by shape, style and color before getting to work on construction.
Various emergency services around the world, from ambulance to police and rescue teams, are showing all the gear that they carry in their vehicles using this technique, and it is both informative and really cool! Scroll down below to check them out in action for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!
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Sengkang Fire Station, Singapore
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Bored Panda spoke to Zuger Police, a Swiss police department based in the Canton of Zug, for a little insight on their daily lives fighting crime in this famously neutral and peaceful nation.
"Most of the equipment in our picture can be found in all of our police vehicles," a spokesperson told us. "For example forensic kits, breathalyzer test, photo case, 7 triopans, tourniquet, fire blanket, breathing mask, shoulder pads, helmet, luminous vest, first aid box, measuring tape, marking spray or a tow rope."
"In our 'doggy bus' there is also a dog bowl, a dog handler vest, a dog backpack and a dog cage which is installed in the back of the police vehicle."
Firefighters From Kazerne Rotterdam-Frobenstraat, The Netherlands
You can always rely on the Dutch not to take things too seriously. :)
Switzerland Police
I think this way a funny day for the dog. At the end he could play dead with his colleagues!
"The police officers in the picture are both working for the security police. One of the police officers is also a dog handler. He's responsible for the training of the police dog Ike (in the picture). Ike is a guard dog."
"Currently 8 operational dogs are part of our police force. They are specialized as guard dogs, tracking dogs, narcotics-detection dogs or money-detecting dogs."
Star Ambulances
Talk about being pros at Jenga or closet organizing. That's an impressive amount of stuffs to have in there.
The Police In Neuchâtel, Switzerland
That's not a suspect but a freshly caught criminal.
Load More Replies...Indeed it is. It's an inside joke from the local "prohibition" when it wasn't legal to produce nor consume Absinthe (which is a regional specialty from Val de Travers, Neuchâtel). By the way, this is the equipment from the 80's.
Load More Replies...nobody noticed the distilling equipment? I sure hope it's the criminal's...
caught the criminal brewing unlicensed liquor :P That's a "still" right?
What is the copper looking contraption just above the flag and gun ????
Zuger Police tell us that, on the whole, Zug is a peaceful Canton (a Canton is like the Swiss version of a state), and that crime levels are low. Swiss police do carry weapons however - part of all police equipment includes a pistol.
Scroll down below to see other emergency services and their equipment in action!
Geneva Fire And Rescue Service (Sis), Switzerland
At first glance..... all i saw was heads not attached to bodies.... omg!! freaked me out for a couple seconds.... /:
Contents Of A Boxer MRAV Of The Royal Netherlands Army
it's like a set of toys and the men are part of the box-set.
Load More Replies...Yeah for if there is a war (since 1950 there is no war in the Netherlands anymore but just in case)
Load More Replies...A few of the people who drove ambulances in wartime: Walt Disney, Walt Whitman, Allen Ginsburg, Ernest Hemingway, e.e. cummings, Gertrude Stein, Malcolm Cowley, John Dos Passos, Somerset Maugham, Jean Cocteau, Ray Kroc (of McD's), Archibald MacLeish, me.
I'm kind of surprised they'd show the contents of a military vehicle. Even being far away you can still figure out what this stuff is. A lot of countries are very guarded about this type of info.
btw those are not pupets. They kept the dead bodies of some enemy soldiers as a trophy.
Dutch Fire Truck
To be exact: From the province of Friesland which is in the North-East of The Netherlands.
Well that isn't completely true. It's located in the northern Netherlands, but Groningen and Drenthe are in the North-East.
Load More Replies...Of all the silly trends we see online nowadays this one is actually fun and interesting. It's amazing to see what each of these can hold.
Haha, they had no dummies here, so the firemen just laid down themselves :D
Netherland's Emergency Services
I am afraid he had an accident, though: He and his bike and all the stuff is all over the road
I always wanted to be recused by someone on a dirt bike. Maybe go off a jump and do some tricks first
Well, this one is an adventure bike, so half-dirt ;)
Load More Replies...Julianadorp Beach Lifeguards, The Netherlands
Bonus. Free rescued person included with each purchase.
Load More Replies...The truck is for heavy emergencies. Normally the beach guards do it alone
Load More Replies...KNRM Station Hoek Van Holland Lifeboat
Here's What Goes Into A New Zealand Police Car
Police cars here are not all one colour, most are white, but there is also red, blue and orange cars, and at least one rainbow one that I have seen. .
Dutch Ambulances
Because he know's he has to put all that stuff back in the ambulance
Load More Replies...Fire Department Entfelden-Muhen
Wow this is amazing, so much organisation - it's laid out so beautifully especially with the hose around the edges so nothing escapes!!
These really do look like action figure sets from the US. Do other countries have themed toy sets like this for their kids?
The vehicles with aerial ladders only habe room for two firefighters here in Germany.
Load More Replies...Volunteer Fire Department Himberg
I wonder how long it took them to lay everything out like this. ... and to put it all back in it's proper place!
And imagine an emergency call happened in the middle of that...
Load More Replies...Air Zermatt Swiss Rescue Team
Emergency Services Personnel
Much respect for all, but this one would be a whole world of difficult.
There seems to be a lot of climbing gear here too. I'd say this guy is mountain rescue.
what's the green thing at the bottom of the picture for, is it meant to be ski's ?
Fejér County Highway Division, Hungary
Hungary doesn't seem to be a dangerous place. But this are the first policemen with their riotgear inside their car. The other officers had only their bulletproof west inside their car.
According to the text on their jacket, they are part of the Rapid Response and Special Police Service so they are not the regular highway patrols.
Load More Replies...This is the Hungarian Rapid Response and Special Police Service. Fejér County Highway Division is #28.
The Capriasca Fire Corps
This seems to be more of the "rescue" half of 'Fire & Rescue' More than half of the photo is hydraulic equipment and hoses.
Load More Replies...This is my tiny village fire department, in southern Switzerland region called Ticino, the Italian speaking part. Amazing!
It isn't Capriasca fire corps. It is the Bellinzona's fire corps. (You can read the name on the car). Bellinzona is the capital of Ticino, one of 26 swiss cantons. Just to be clear. ;)
Load More Replies...Now that's what I'm talking about! They could almost save the world with that rig!
Does anyone know what those blue and yellow things in the bottom centre are?
I just wanna see how all of this is packed inside the truck, it must be so incredibly organized
We are swiss. We can handle it. Remember that we invented the swiss army knife. ;)
Load More Replies...Netherland's Emergency Services
Here's What's Inside A Swiss Police Car
You fabulous being, you! I just laughed so hard :D
Load More Replies...I first thought the pink and yellow rings to the lower right corner were donuts. Looks more like adhesive tape on second glance, though. :)
We dont believe in guns 😆 no each of them should have one but are strictly forbitten to use them. Since we have strict gun rules (and near all gun related death are suicide) they next to never use them. It is rumored that most Police officers never use them till retirement.
Load More Replies...Firemen From Zurich
Emergency Services Personnel
I don't see a horse, so I wonder who wears all that riding equipment?
The Contents Of A Dutch Police Car
An American police car would have about 200 guns and an anti tank cannon
TCPB Police, Taiwan
Wow!! They fit a police bike in the police car? World class tetris players right there.
So any two objects can be assumed fit in each other? Like those cones up their butts?!
Load More Replies...Still waiting to see the americans... sure its just guns and bullet proof vests
French Fire Truck (The Firefighters Of Mazières)
Fejér County Highway Subdivision, Hungary
This may not be entirely PC but *cough* doughnuts. (Or Rákóczi Túrós since it's Hungary)
Italian Firefighters
Emergency Services Personnel
Emergency Services Personnel
Firefighters In Mexico
Fire Brigade Riva Del Garda
here in new zealand there are vans which acts as a light response unit
Rescue Brigade Netherlands
Netherland's Emergency Services
That seems like a surprisingly small amount of equipment for the size of the truck.
I was just thinking "they cheated and left half their gear in the truck", LOL.
Load More Replies...The Lausanne Police
The Capriasca Fire Corps
Fire Brigade Windisch-Habsburg-Hausen
What a fantastic project!! I really ownder how the photographer managed to get this organised and woudl love to see a making off video.
Most servicemen and women made the pictures in their free time. Partly to raise awareness via PR actions like this
Load More Replies...I really enjoyed this collection and I hope the idea inspires more photos from other parts of the world.
Knolling at its finest..these are awesome! I wonder if there will be an Australian version? :D
What a fantastic project!! I really ownder how the photographer managed to get this organised and woudl love to see a making off video.
Most servicemen and women made the pictures in their free time. Partly to raise awareness via PR actions like this
Load More Replies...I really enjoyed this collection and I hope the idea inspires more photos from other parts of the world.
Knolling at its finest..these are awesome! I wonder if there will be an Australian version? :D
