YJ06 WNF This Mercedes Sprinter 416 CDI 4×4 is used by West Yorkshire as an urban fire appliance. There is room for the crew in the cab whilst a limited amount of equipment is carried in the rear. Its compact size and four wheel drive enable it to reach places that larger and heavier appliances would be unable to get access.
The rear view of the appliance showing the hoses and pumping equipment.
YJ56 ULV This Volvo prime mover is used to carry a variety of different emergency pods which the vehicle can load and unload using a high power hydraulic lifting arm.
L731 EJX This Land Rover Defender 130 has been modified by west Yorkshire Fire Service so that it can be used as a grittier and snow plough. It is based at their headquarters in Bradford and does not carry blue lights.
YJ07 NOF is an LDV Maxus Van used by the Youth Training Association at Wakefield fire station.
YF56 TXJ This Citroen Dispatch is used as a fire investigation vehicle and is fitted with blue lights. The inset shows the rear view.
EA56 JDO is a Ford Ranger double cab pick-up fitted with Truckman hard back. It has a pair of blue LED’s mounted into the front grill as well as a full width roof light bar. The inset shows the high visibility striping on the back of the hard back.
WX54 WRM This MAN TGA / Marshall SV prime mover forms part of the government’s ‘New Dimension’ fleet of vehicles. It is seen here carrying an incident response unit pod.
WX54 VNP are also MAN TGA / Marshall SV prime movers. This time they are seen carrying high volume pumping units. These units are demountable from the prime mover and can pump water up at up to 8000 litres per minute. The units also carry large diameter hose.
The rear view of the high volume pumping unit showing the pumping section on the left complete with a blue light and a flood light, and the hose laying unit on the right. A number of these high volume pumps appeared in the press during summer 2007 as Britain struggled to cope with abnormal amounts of rain fall and extreme flooding.
L728 EJX This Volvo FL6.18 prime mover is seen here carrying West Yorkshire’s hose laying pod.
L728 EJX can also carry the major incident pod. Its is seen here attending a mock train crash at Leeds station.
HX55 KFC is a silver double-cabbed Nissan Navara incident support unit belonging to Hampshire Fire. It carries the same livery as the BMW above, with repeater blue lights on the rear, as the light bar is obscured from behind.
YK05 EXP This is a Mercedes Benz Vito that is used by North Yorkshire FRS as an equipment van. It replaces a T-reg Vauxhall Frontera. The Vito has much more room to carry equipment used for fire safety events.
The rear view of the van. It carries a simple livery and has blue lights fitted. It does not have any writing on the bodywork, just ‘fire’ written on the roof-mounted light bar.
YD52 YHK This Land Rover Defender is used by North Yorkshire FRS to get to fires or rescues off-road. You can see that it is fitted with a winch on the front and has a length of hose on the roof.
NX53 AZD This Volvo FH12 truck is used by North Yorkshire FRS for driver training. It carries small crests on the cab doors, but no other identifying marks.
L795 GVN is one of five identical Angloco / Mercedes Benz small 4×4 pumps. They all have sequential registration numbers (795 to 799) and are used in North Yorkshire. This example was still on the run at Malton fire station in 2007, some 14 years after it was introduced.
NX53 KZD This car and trailer combination is lead by a Peugeot Expert support van. The trailer carries ‘professional fire training’ wording along with the brigade’s crest. The van is fitted with amber flashing lights and is not used for emergency response work.
EDZ 2688 This is a Northern Ireland Fire Brigade Freight Rover Sherpa van. It is used as an emergency tender and has been fitted with a huge light bar.
A collection of three NIFB vehicles here. In the background is a Search and Rescue unit lorry, and in the foreground is a Vauxhall Vectra towing a fire boat.
HDZ 1430 is a Dennis SS134 which was new in 1990. It is also operated by the fire service covering Northern Ireland.
LKZ 9443 is an example of a Volvo appliance belonging to NIFB. In this shot it is being used at a large fire to relay water.
SY55 BZV The MAN / Emergency One appliance is with the Highlands and Islands FRS in Scotland.
YJ56 FOV is a Mercedes Sprinter fire support vehicle with North Yorkshire F&RS.
G629 JHL This Volvo FL6 is an ex-front line appliance. It is now housed at the Fire and Police Museum in Sheffield. Here it is being used to give rides around the city to visitors.
The rear view of the same Volvo showing the ‘not in service’ board. For the amusement of children, a siren sound can be heard in the cab.
AE55 JWM This is a Vauxhall Combo van that is used by North Yorkshire FRS for (non-emergency) driver training
YK56 CJU Another minimally marked vehicle with North Yorks is this Skoda Fabia. It is one of a number of identical vehicles used by senior fire officers. The vehicles are sometimes used with a small blue light bar on the roof when responding to emergencies.
CKZ 8740 is a Land Rover Defender 110 that is used by the Northern Ireland Fire Service. This 1999 vehicle has a 2.5 litre turbo diesel engine that can power it across rough terrain, or used to tow a fire boat as seen here.
The rear view of the same Defender. The striking red and yellow livery can be seen, which includes a bespoke spare wheel cover.
WA05 FXU This Ford Ranger has been converted by John Dennis Corporation to a rescue unit. The front view shows how it is fitted with a winch, blue lights on the grille, a clear led light bar, a floodlight and ladders.
The rear view of the same rescue unit shows the equipment lockers and high visibility markings. It is operated by Devon F&RS.
WA06 JVD This MAN / JDC engine is stationed at Exmouth, Devon.
KX05 VAV is a Skoda Superb in silver. This diesel car is decked out in red and yellow battenburg markings and is used by senior fire officers. Notice how the blue lights are attached to the roof bars to avoid drilling holes and decreasing the car’s value when it comes to be sold.
YJ53 KHO is a Scania appliance with Emergency One bodywork. This Humberside appliance is based at the Barton on Humber station.