WA11 EOY A Ford Ranger with Truckman rear. It is operated by Devon and Somerset FRS. The writing down the side reads ‘smoke alarms and seat belts save lives’.
A look at the rear from overhead.
PN57 UHJ This Volvo FL240 is self explanatory: the wording on the side says it is a ‘Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Driver Training’ unit.
BV57 GLJ Lincolnshire operate this MAN / Ziegler appliance out of Lincoln South.
C937 BKJ This ex-Nottinghamshire Dennis fire appliance is seen here stripped of most of its livery and with its blue lights covered up. After this photograph was taken it underwent a transformation into a mobile car wash vehicle.
OU58 CMF Buckinghamshire FRS use this Mitsubishi Outlander as an urban search and rescue vehicle.
J33840 A Man / JDC rescue pump that is operated out of St Hellier by Jersey FRS. It is one of 8 fire appliance that cover the island.
YJ60 FOH A North Yorkshire FRS Land Rover descends a steep cobbled slope to launch the fire boat it carries on a trailer.
PKZ 4844 This Browns / Volvo FL250 is the only fire engine on the island of Rathlin, off the North Antrim Coast, Northern Ireland. It is seen here exiting the Rescue Station which is shared with the Coastguard.
A look at the full length of the appliance. You can just see the sideways facing blue flashing lights mounted at the back of the step into the cab.
The rear view of the appliance. It holds the claim of being the only fire appliance in Northern Ireland to be based on an island. It is manned by a fully retained volunteer crew who spend two hours per week training. However sometimes a full year can pass without any call outs. If back-up was required at a call, this could take about an hour to come by car ferry from the mainland.
This specialist Iveco 65C16 fire vehicle is operated in conjunction with Qinetiq. It is a Remote Operated Vehicle Response Team vehicle. It carries personnel and robotic vehicles to major incidents as part of Project GHOST. GHOST stands for Gas cylinder Hazardous Operations Scientific Team.
The team are on call 24 hours per day and are dispatched by London Fire Brigade to any incident in the UK within four hours drive. This covers all of Wales and England as far North as Leeds.
The rear view. Notice the array of equipment on the roof including two full-width light bars, cctv and small and large telescopic aerials.
YD12 ZSR, YD12 ZST, YD12 ZSG, YD12 ZSJ, YD12 ZSX London Fire Brigade was loaned five MINI Coopers by BMW for the 2012 Olympics. These cars were used in and around Olympic venues for rapid response as well as routine work. They carry equipment capable of putting out small fires. Inkeeping with the multinational event, “fire” is written on the side of the cars in five foreign languages.
In addition to these five, Dorset were given one similar MINI for use at the Weymouth and Portland Olympic venues. This is a Countryman four wheel drive model, registration YD12 ZSY.
Sark Fire Brigade operate three fire trailers on the small island in the Channel Islands. One is seen here being pulled by a privately owned tractor of the chief fire officer Kevin Adams. Motor vehicles are not permitted on the island, except for tractors required for work.
A side-on look at the tractor-trailer combination. The trailer has two equipment lockers, jaws of life, lights, pump, hose reel, lengths of hose and short-reach ladders. There are no high-rise buildings on the island and no street lights.
Watch a video of this vehicle in action!
A look at another of the three hand-built fire trailers that form the fleet of Sark Fire Brigade.
This unregistered Ford Ranger is ‘Fire 27’, a service support unit with Guernsey Fire and Rescue. Front-line fire vehicles are exempt from the need to show a registration plate on Guernsey.
The rear view.
A close-up look at the badge on the door.
77484 A Ford Focus used by Guernsey Fire and Rescue Service for non-firefighting duties.
The rear view of the Focus.
YJ59 FLE This Volvo FL with bodywork by JDC is based at Acomb in York.
The jaws of life are pneumatically controlled cutters and spreaders powered by a small engine and carried on all front-line rescue pumps.
T958 MEF This Volvo FL6 was 13 years old when spotted at an exercise at North Yorkshire FRS’s training centre.
V782 CAJ A North Yorks Volvo FL6 exits Masham’s retained fire station.
WX54 VTT Prime Mover 180 is a Man / Marshall truck that carries additional hoses for a high volume pumping unit. It allows greater amounts of water to be directed to a major fire scene.
The rear view of the truck showing the two pods of hoses.
A demonstration of how the crane system demounts the pod.
One the pod is placed on the ground, the unit is self-contained and the truck can be used for other duties.
WX54 VJM This is Prime Mover 043 based at Richmond fire station in North Yorkshire.
BC51 JPX This is a MG ZT 190 in fire service markings.
The rear view of the car that is based on the Rover 75.
RK09 SXB Northamptonshire FRS have this VW Crafter. It carries standard battenburg markings and blue flashing lights.
SA07 FCE A Vauxhall Vectra that is marked up as a fire vehicle but carries no logos to signify who operates it.
The rear view of the silver 1.9 CDTI car.
RX04 RBY, RK53 GFA This pair of Mercedes trucks are used by LFB for emergency equipment transportation.
Firefighters demonstrate extrication techniques at a simulated road vehicle collision.
EU07 UWH This VW Transporter has been adapted to be used as a fire investigation dog team vehicle in London.
The rear view of the secondary-response vehicle.
BX58 HCD This is a LFB Urban Search and Rescue Renault Master.
RK04 BLZ This is a Mercedes / Atego Rescue Tender with London Fire Brigade.
The rear view of the appliance sans ladders.
T999 BTT This DAF 75CF has been converted into a water carrier for fire brigade use. It is operated by a private company called BTT Fire and Rescue Service.
The rear view of the appliance.
Here we have a super-fast Mitsubishi Evo 10. It is carrying a slim light bar and demonstration livery.
The rear view of the iconic car, one which is sure to put a smile on the face of the fire service driver.