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AOE This is a Vectrix electric bike which is decked out
in West Midlands Fire Service colours. It carries full fire brigade
battenburg markings but is not fitted with blue flashing lights. |
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The rear view of the Vectrix, prior to it having the
West Midlands banner added to the sides. |
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NK53 HYP This blue Yamaha is used by
firefighters in Durham and Darlington to help educate youths on avoiding
road accidents. The writing on the side reads "Firewatch - safer
people, safer places". |
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The rear shot, showing the second bike in the iron lung
(NK53 JHV). The pair of bikes were previously operated by the
police, but it was thought that the message about road safety would be
more effective coming from fire fighters as they generally receive more
respect from that age group. |
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This pair of mountain bikes are liveried-up with
"fire" markings and are used by fire fighters at Colby Court,
Newcastle. |
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This Triumph Motorbike is used by West Sussex Fire and Rescue
Service. As Part of the national Bike Safe scheme, the service aims to use
the bike to educate other motorcyclists about dangers of unsafe riding. |
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This side view of the Triumph showing its distinctive
livery. |
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RO04 EWC This is a Honda ST1300 fire motorbike. It was the
first successful operational response motorcycle in the UK. It was set up
and ridden by Crew Manager Terry Clarry in Liverpool city centre from June
2004 to May 2009. It responded to automated fire alarms, the majority of
which had been found to be false alarms in the past. The bike was also
used as an engagement tool for youth programmes and was requested by the
city council during large public events. |
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This mountain bike is a demonstrator by Halfords,
showing the type of bike that can be supplied to fire brigades. |
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Northumberland Fire and Rescue operate this BMW
motorbike in the North of England. It was introduced in 2007 and is used
for promoting road safety, but also carried a defib and trauma kit for road accidents. It is riden by fire fighter David Stone. |
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This is a fire cycle! The red Specialized mountain bike
has four blue lights fitted to the front as well as a small siren. It has
been decked out in bright yellow striping and even the saddle has a
picture of flames on it. The bike is not operational - it was specially
built for a police, fire and ambulance cycle race up the Brooklands
hill-climb course in Surrey. |
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North Wales Fire Service operate this Yamaha FJR 1300
motorbike. The fire-bike was paid for by the Welsh Assembly and will
primarily be used to attract bikers to the brigade's stand at events. This
will then give staff the chance to educate bikers on road safety. |
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This old fire bike was used in days-gone-by to test fire hydrants. It carries a connecting pipe and a short length of hose. |
