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WX64 ZHY Highways Agency MAN / Angloco High Volume Pump

 

WX64 ZHY Highways Agency MAN / Angloco High Volume Pump with demountable pods.

This is the first fire engine-style vehicle of its kind for the Highways Agency and will be used to reduce the levels of flooding on major trunk roads. The pumps can move 9,000 litres per minute of water using 1,000 metres of hoses. Regular fire appliances are used when there is a risk to life due to flooding, but this vehicle is aimed at opening roads sooner. The unit will be based on the A1 at Bradbury and if successful could be followed by more such vehicles.

Ambulance

YJ55 VBL Yorkshire Ambulance Service Iveco Daily Community

YJ55 VBL Yorkshire Ambulance Service Iveco Daily Community Medical Unit. This vehicle is stationed at busy locations and provides an alternative to people calling ambulances for minor ailments. Sometimes a call to 999 will result in the operator asking the patient to walk to this unit if suitable.

Ambulance

L999 ADG Team Services Volvo V70 seen as medical cover on a film

L999 ADG Team Services Volvo V70 seen as medical cover on a film set. The car carries no obvious signage to show which organisation it belongs to except for a small sticker on the registration plate. The Chelmsford-based company provides medics and ambulances for TV and film work. The car carries the personalised registration of the owner Alex Gardner.

Fire

Westminster Fire Station in central London closed in January 2014

Westminster Fire Station in central London closed in January 2014 after 107 years. The controversial move, along with 10 other fire stations, was made to streamline London’s fire cover and to allow the LFB to live within reducing budgets. Graffiti had been daubed on the station by someone angered at the decision.

Fire

In 2014 North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue decided to close

In 2014 North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue decided to close its central York fire station on Clifford Street and build a new one on nearby Kent Street. These photographs show the site prior to development, the work in progress building the new station and finally the finished station. It officially opened in July 2014 at a cost of £2.3m.