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VA02
NNF is a Man / Dennis fire appliance based at Wotton
Under Edge in Gloucestershire. |
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FJ06
SYZ is a Ford Focus LX TDCI fire demonstrator.
The vehicle has a fire battenburg livery and fire markings on the front
and rear. |
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The rear view of the Focus estate. Note the low profile
light bar. |
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M979
LYP is a Volvo FL6 used by the London
Fire Brigade for training purposes. |
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VN52
DKO
is a Vauxhall Vivaro used by the Royal Household Fire Service, seen here
at Buckingham Palace in London. |
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WL04
NXB is a Ford Ranger that is used by
Sharp Fire Ltd. It is decked out is full battenburg markings and is fitted
with a blue light bar. It is being used here for fire extinguisher
transportation. The ‘Truckman’ back can be removed and replaced with a
large hose reel converting the car into a light 4x4 fire engine. |
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The rear view of the Ford Ranger 4x4. |
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YJ53
AZP This West Yorkshire FRS appliance is used as a
driver training vehicle. It is fitted with blue lights and carries basic
fire brigade equipment in case it come across an incident while out
training. Notice the large smoke alarm information notice on the side. |
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X72
WUP and M837
KBB are appliances based at Barnard Castle, County
Durham. Despite looking identical to the casual eye, there are a number of
subtle difference between them. |
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DF06
MXS is a Mercedes engine operated by North Wales in conjunction
with the Environment Agency. |
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This 2007-model Mercedes Benz Sprinter is used as a
control unit by Staffordshire FRS. |
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WP52
XMO is a Land Rover Defender that is used by Avon Fire
& Rescue's community safety team. It can tow their interactive demonstration
unit trailer. |
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RX54
OTL is FRU10, London Fire Brigade's Mercedes / Atego
double-cabbed rescue unit. |
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WX07
XWN is a Wiltshire Fire Service Santana PS10. Looking
very similar to a Land Rover, this Spanish company have been making 4x4s
for many years on behalf of other car companies. This example has a single
thin yellow stripe up the sides, the service's crest and a removable blue
light with integral siren unit. |
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RV02
OHV This is a VW Transporter that is used by London Fire
Brigade as a fire investigation unit. It is based at New Cross station. |
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WX56
VCF This Mercedes-Benz 1224 Spectra is CSU1, a command
support unit with London Fire Brigade. It is one of eight such vehicles
that were distributed across the capital, with one more being held back as
a reserve. |
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WX56
VCE shows how two identical command units can be used
together at larger incidents. You can see that they have parked the
vehicles so that their retractable canopies form a central covered area. |
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NK55
RJX is Durham & Darlington appliance which is shown
here at a simulated road accident. |
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V135
JWP This is a Vauxhall Movano DTI that is used as a
Community Safety Display Vehicle with Durham & Darlington FRS. |
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YJ55
FWU This Volvo FL6 is used by West Yorkshire's Fire
workshop to test and repair ladders throughout the brigade area. Note that
the vehicle does not carry any emergency warning equipment. |
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Here we see a ladder being winched into the rear of the
vehicle for testing. |
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YJ55
LRY This Mercedes Vito 115 CDI long wheel base van is
used by West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service as part of their urban
search and rescue team. It carries a combination of crew and equipment. |
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The rear view of the Mercedes Vito. |
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WX54
VSK This MAN prime mover can be seen carrying one of a
number of urban search and rescue pods. |
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The pods can be rapidly loaded and loaded at incidents.
Here pod 3 is being unloaded by the prime mover. |
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This side view shows the hydraulic arm which is used to
load and unload the pods onto the prime mover. |
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Here we have a close up of a pod. This particular one
is urban search and rescue pod 4. All pods based around the country are
numbered the same so that the equipment contained within them is consistent. |
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EU56
GKD This Bobcat all-terrain vehicle is contained within
pod 4. It can be used to carry equipment and personal equipment over rough
terrain. The vehicle is fitted with high power lights and LED's at the top
of the windscreen. |
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OU06
HFM This Volvo S40 demonstrator was in use with West
Yorkshire Fire service in spring 2007. The vehicle has a semi battenburg
mark up and blue lights on the bumper, behind the grill, on the dashboard
and on the roof. |
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The rear view of the same Volvo, showing how the high
visibility striping continues over the door pillars from the boot edge. |
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YJ55
VWX This Volvo based vehicle is used by West Yorkshire
Fire and Service to carry their major rescue unit. The front and sides of the
truck have only minimal fire markings. The pod on the rear of the vehicle
can be unloaded at an incident |
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The rear view showing the blue lights built into the
rear of the pod. |
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YJ54
BKG This is a typical Volvo pumping appliance with
Emergency One bodywork used by West Yorkshire. |
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P156
PWW This Volvo FL6 is used at West Yorkshire Fire
Service's training centre. Its is photographed in front of a fire
simulation building where recruits are put through their
paces. |
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YJ53
AZO This Volvo appliance is used for driver training by
West Yorkshire and carries 'L' plates at the front and rear. It does not
carry ladders on its roof like most appliances and it also has an
additional wing mirror for the passengers in the back of the cab. |
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YH07
SBO is a Skoda Octavia estate used by West Yorkshire.
This car would be typically used by a senior fire officer. |
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KE51
HXO is a Vauxhall Corsa 5 door fire car. Note that this
vehicle does not carry any emergency warning equipment. |
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VE02
YLG This Vauxhall Forntera is used also operated by West
Yorkshire Fire Service. |
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The rear view of the Forntera showing the high
visibility striping on the spare wheel cover. |
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YJ06
WNF This Mercedes Sprinter 416 CDI 4x4 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. |
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The rear view of the appliance showing the hoses and
pumping equipment. |
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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. |
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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. |
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YJ07
NOF is an LDV Maxus Van used by the Youth Training Association
at Wakefield fire station. |
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YF56
TXJ This Citroen Dispatch is used as a fire investigation
vehicle and is fitted with blue lights. The inset shows the rear view. |
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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. |
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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. |
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WX54
VKR and 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. |
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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. |
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L728
EJX
This Volvo FL6.18 prime mover is seen here carrying
West Yorkshire's hose laying pod. |
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L728
EJX
can also carry the major incident pod. Its is seen
here attending a mock train crash at Leeds station. |
