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HX07
FFD This BMW 3-series is used by Hampshire Fire
Service's senior officers. It is decked out with a simple yellow and black
stripe that runs around the waist of the car. Bold 'fire' wording is added
alongside the county crest and website address. A full-width light bar is
also fitted. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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L795
GVN is one of five identical Angloco / Mercedes Benz
small 4x4 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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HDZ
1430 is a Dennis SS134 which was new in 1990. It is also
operated by the fire service covering Northern Ireland. |
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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. |
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SY55
BZV The MAN / Emergency One appliance is with the
Highlands and Islands FRS in Scotland. |
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YJ56
FOV is a Mercedes Sprinter fire support vehicle with
North Yorkshire F&RS. |
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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. |
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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. |
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AE55
JWM This is a Vauxhall Combo van that is used by North
Yorkshire FRS for (non-emergency) driver training. |
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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. |
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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. |
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The rear view of the same Defender. The striking red
and yellow livery can be seen, which includes a bespoke spare wheel cover. |
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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. |
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The rear view of the same rescue unit shows the
equipment lockers and high visibility markings. It is operated by Devon
F&RS. |
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WA06
JVD This MAN / JDC engine is stationed at Exmouth,
Devon. |
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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. |
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YJ53
KHO is
a Scania appliance with Emergency One bodywork. This Humberside appliance
is based at the Barton on Humber station. |
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Y866
VKH is
a Scania based hose layer also from Barton on Humber. It would be used at
an incident where the supply of water was a significant distance from the
fire. Note how it has has an orange flashing light built into it's roof
mounted blue light bar. |
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G72
NAG This Dennis
Carmichael appliance is used by Humberside Fire and Rescue service. |
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G73
NAG is the sister appliance
to the vehicle above photographed in 2002 with a variation on the
Humberside crest on the drivers door. This is due to a minor change in
livery. |
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YX03 FVP is a Scania
hydraulic platform form Humberside. Note how the blue light bar on the
has been split to accommodate the extending boom. |
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YK51
BXZ is a Mercedes
Ateco lorry used to carry specialist equipment by Humberside Fire and
Rescue service. The arm on the back of the lorry is used to unload its
cargo, such as the hazmat equipment module it is seen carrying here. Like
the hose laying unit above, this vehicle also has an orange light in its
light bar. |
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YK05
GOJ is a minimally
marked Humberside Vauxhall Combo van. |
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NY04
PYP is a Ford Transit
350 LWB used by
Conocophillips and Total at the Humber oil refinery The inset shows the
emergency telephone number of "222" which would be used instead
of "999" at the massive oil processing site. |
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F222
WPR is a Ford Iveco
HCB Angus water carrier also used at the Humber oil refinery. This
particular vehicle was deployed to the Buncefield Oil refinery fire in
December 2005, driving from North Lincolnshire to Hertfordshire, a
distance of over 180 miles, on blue lights. |
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N423
NTL is a Volvo F10
with Angloco body work used at the Humber oil refinery. It carries a
demountable pod which carries fire fighting equipment. |
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R107
FFE is another Volvo
F10 use at the Humber oil refinery. It carries 2700 litres of water/foam
as well as fire fighting equipment stored inside lockers on the vehicle. |
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YY52
UVR This is a Humberside Vauxhall Astra fire car. It has
a bar of rotating blue lights on the roof and alternately flashing main
beam headlights. The fire officer driving also has the amber hazard lights
flashing as the car is on a airport taxiway. |
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V102
EFJ A Devon Fire & Rescue Service Fire Command
Vehicle. This vehicle in its striking livery is a Mercedes Vito and is
stationed at Exmouth Fire Station. |
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The rear view of the Vito showing the 'fire command'
colourful livery. |
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WA06
JZM This is a Devon Fire & Rescue Service MAN Fire
Truck. This vehicle is stationed at Exmouth Fire Station. |
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E754
HRY Derbyshire Security Services Fire Section have this
1987 Bedford appliance. |
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L516
XBB This is a County
Durham & Darlington Fire and Rescue Service Special Incident Unit. It
is used for major incidents as it is also a mobile control unit and it is
based at HQ in Durham City. |
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M415
FRG This is a County
Durham & Darlington Heavy Rescue Vehicle. It is based at Bishop
Auckland and is used for the rescue of heavy vehicles. |
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L517
XBB A Durham
& Darlington foam tender based at Bishop Auckland. |
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N432
RCN This photograph shows a Durham
& Darlington FRS Volvo Bronto Skylift. This vehicle is used for high
building rescues and for watering
down on factory fires from above. It is one of a pair and is based at
Darlington. |
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KT55
AWO is a black Seat Ibiza that is used by Humberside's
arson task force. It is not used for emergency response work, but this sponsored
car carries an impressive eye-catching livery. |
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M304
LBB is an Iveco Ford Euro Fire 150E27 with GB Fire
bodywork used by the Tyne and Wear Metropolitan Fire Brigade. The
turntable ladder has a reach of 30m and incorporates a rescue cage. |
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The rear view of the appliance, call sign Foxtrot Zero
Three. The hand controls to operate the ladder can be seen on the rear of
the vehicle duplicated on both sides. |
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V897
ETY is a Volvo FL6.14 appliance with Emergency One body
work used by Tyne and Wear. |
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L202
LCN is a Volvo FL6.14 emergency
tender, with the call sign Charlie Zero Four. The appliance features a
large winch and a lack of fire markings on its front. |
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The rear view showing the high visibility striped doors
which access the small office at the back of the vehicle. |
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NK53
TYV is Yankee Zero Two, a Dennis Sabre pump with
Excalibur bodywork based at Swalwell Station in Tyne and Wear. |
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P138
CNL is Tyne and Wear's Operational Support Unit, built
upon a 6X2 Volvo FL6.18 chassis. |
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The rear view of the OSU Victor Zero Five. The
appliance carries its own Moffett fork lift truck to enable the cargo to
be unloaded. The fork lift truck has its own blue rotating beacon. |
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NK51
BWX is another Volvo pump with Emergency One body work
used by Tyne and Wear. |