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Fire (General)

CU62 AWY Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service Mercedes Benz Sp..

CU62 AWY
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service
Mercedes Benz Sprinter / JDC
Known as a Rural Response Unit, this is the primary fire appliance for Caldey Islands volunteer firefighters. All of the clothing kit is stored in the vehicle rather than in the garages which are not weathertight. Normally the first person to arrive at the station would drive this vehicle to the fire scene and the other firefighters would travel directly to the scene. The station name on the door is shown as the old spelling of ‘Caldy’ rather than the current spelling which is Caldey. This appliance was delivered to the island by army chinook helicopter in January 2017. Small amounts of damage near each wheel arch can be seen where the straps suspended the vehicle below the helicopter.

Fire (General)

W186 XTH Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service Land Rover Defen..

W186 XTH
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service
Land Rover Defender
This capable off-roader helps the volunteer firefighters of Caldey Island reach all parts of the island. It is a multi-agency vehicle, carrying the badges of the fire service as well as Dyfed-Powys Police, Welsh Ambulance Service, Pembrokeshire County Council and Maritime and Coastguard Agency. The single volunteer coastguard on the island uses the vehicle the most and their yellow jacket can be seen hanging up inside it.

Fire (General)

L494 YDE Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service Dennis / Carmich..

L494 YDE
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service
Dennis / Carmichael
This 1993 appliance is the only full-size fire vehicle on Caldey Island. It was off the run in 2018 as it was awaiting parts to be fixed. Mechanics from the fire service have to rely on boats running to the island to take them and their equipment over. The vehicle is not particularly suited to the small island with few roads, but comes in useful for relaying water.

Fire (General)

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service The line-up of firefighti..

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service
The line-up of firefighting appliances on Caldey Island in Pembrokeshire. The island is about 2 square kilometres and has little in the way of roads. Around 40 people live there, but this number swells greatly in summer months with day trippers. Six volunteer firefighters crew the vehicles. If they are faced with a major incident, backup firefighters are brought from the mainland by Tenby’s lifeboat.

Fire Motorbikes

North Wales Fire Service operate this Yamaha FJR…



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.

Police (General)

CX57 AEA is a North Wales Police area car…



CX57 AEA is a North Wales Police area car. It is a silver Ford Focus with full battenburg markings. You can see that two flashing blue lights and two flashing white lights are packed behind the grille. The Dyna Ddigon wording is Welsh for ‘that’s enough’. It is a collaborative project between North Wales Police and other agencies to reduce certain types of crime.



The rear view of the Focus, showing the red elements of the light bar. The official website address is in English on the rear of the car and Welsh on the front.

Police Cycles

This is an example of a North Wales…



This is an example of a North Wales police mountain bike. It is liveried in reflective battenburg markings, just as you would find on police motor vehicles. Notice the cycle-specific uniform of the officer.

Police Boats

Merseyside Police Swift Trawler 42

Merseyside Police
Swift Trawler 42
The boat, named Consortium, is a converted Swift Trawler 42 and is the first one of its kind in the UK to be used by police. When launched in 2008, it was designed to be used by forces in Merseyside, Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and North Wales for high-visibility patrols of the regions waterways by the specialist underwater search and marine unit.

Search and Rescue

SN06 DYW Border Search and Rescue Land Rover Defender

SN06 DYW
Border Search and Rescue
Land Rover Defender
Based at Kelso, Scotland. The team respond to call outs made via the police to searches in the Scottish Borders. Working on the boundary between two countries brings its unique challenges, such as identifying which side of the border a found body was on (and therefore which police service will investigate it) and working with neighbouring North of Tyne SAR who are under the Mountain Rescue England and Wales umbrella rather than the Scottish equivalent.

Classic Fire

EFF 317D Merioneth Fire Service Bedford J5

EFF 317D
Merioneth Fire Service
Bedford J5
First registered in July 1966, this appliance wound its way around the narrow lanes of Merionethshire in North Wales. Due to the double cab, the gearbox is not near to the driver. This means a very long kink in the gear lever is needed to reach four foot behind the driver’s position. When new recruits were being taught to drive the sometimes tempremantal vehicle, a crafty rear seta passenger could gently put their foot on the gear lever and prevent the driver selecting a gear!