Category: Fire (General)

Fire (General)

Tyne and Wear FRS Volvo FLL / Bence

Tyne and Wear FRS
Volvo FLL / Bence
Incident Command Unit. The only such vehicle in service in Tyne and Wear. The office in the rear includes a communications suite with a variety of communication methods, from satellite comms to fireground radio. The vehicle is based at West Denton Community Fire Station and was new in 2017.

Fire (General)

SF07 PYJ Scottish FRS Mercedes Benz 616D / JDC

SF07 PYJ
Scottish FRS
Mercedes Benz 616D / JDC
The only fire vehicle based on the island of Jura. It has nearly 150 square miles to cover but the permanent population is less than 200 people meaning fire calls are few and far between.

Fire (General)

YY65 LBA, YX65 XGN K9 Fire Investigation

YY65 LBA, YX65 XGN
K9 Fire Investigation
These Citroen and Ford vans are used by the private fire investigation team to transport their dogs to fire scenes. Seen are some of the two- and four-legged staff showing off their skills. One dog quickly identifies which metal pot contains an accelerant.

Ambulance (General) / Fire (General) / Police (General)

YN60 HPJ LIFE Skoda Octavia

YN60 HPJ
LIFE
Skoda Octavia
South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, South Yorkshire Police and Yorkshire Ambulance Service joined forces to create the LIFE team to attend lower priority incidents in Sheffield, with the aim of reducing the demand on 999 responders. The Local Intervention and Falls Episodes (LIFE) team vist homes to reduce fire risk in properties, improve security and help people who have fallen and contribute to reducing the risk of falls.

Fire (General)

London Fire Brigade Soho fire station’s commemorative plaque

London Fire Brigade
Soho fire station’s commemorative plaque with the appliance reflected in the background. It commemorates the firefighters that attended the Kings Cross fire disaster in 1987, in particular the station office from Soho who gave his life. To this day, a peg in the locker room is purposefully left empty with his name next to it.

The plaque reads:
To commemorate the valiant actions of all fire-fighters who were involved in fire-fighting and rescue operations at the Kings Cross Fire Disaster on 18 November 1987. Station Officer C J Townsley the officer in charge of Red Watch at Soho Fire Station heroically gave his life whilst attempting to rescue a serious injured member of the public.

Fire (General)

NRD 42X Akzo Nobel Dennis RS

NRD 42X
Akzo Nobel
Dennis RS
Based at Silvertown, London. The brakes had seized on and the vehicle hadn’t moved for two years. The cab is really dusty and dirty. The vehicle was previously in service with Royal Berkshire as a Water/Ladder before being converted into a foam tender for this small London chemical works.

Fire (General)

KX13 LHY CFB Risk Management Volvo FM / Sides

KX13 LHY
CFB Risk Management
Volvo FM / Sides
With a roof-mounted monitor. CFB Risk Management is the commercial arm of Cleveland Fire Brigade, providing specialist fire cover with separate funding to the statutory service.

Fire (General)

DF65 LSC Coolfire Toyota Hilux

DF65 LSC
Coolfire
Toyota Hilux
Demonstrator vehicle. It carried a cutting extinguisher, allowing firefighters to attack fires from safer positions outside a building or vehicle. It penetrates the vehicle skin and using rapid gas cooling.