Motorbikes used for fire service purposes
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Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service
BMW K1300GT
A motorcycle used by Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service. It features high-visibility Battenburg livery and panniers for equipment. The motorcycle supports community fire safety work and rapid attendance at incidents requiring flexible access.
Photograph Location: Ipswich East
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Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service
KTM RC 125
This KTM is a lightweight motorcycle operated by Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service. Its compact size and agility make it ideal for community engagement events and educational outreach.
Photograph Location: Ipswich East
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North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
BMW R 1200 RT
Community Engagement Vehicle. This BMW motorbike was new to North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service in April 2022. It is used for community engagement work. The bike is based at Ripon as this was one of the few stations that had indoor space available. It is used across the county on a one-year trial. The team operating it hope to have more motorbikes on the road soon. The bike is an ex-North Yorkshire Police vehicle from the roads policing fleet. It had come to the end of its police life but instead of being disposed it was converted to a fire bike. NYP and NYFRS share the same workshop at Thirsk so this was an easy option to take. The fire bike sets out to reduce injuries by engaging with motorcyclists and other road users at community events and motorcycle meeting points. It is crewed by Fire Service personnel who have a passion for motorcycles and rider education. It is involved in such programmes as Bike Safe and Biker Down.
LJ12 GNP South Yorkshire Fire And Rescue Service BMW R1200RT – It is the only motorbike in the fleet at the time of writing.
The side
The rear
KR11 NPU A BMW F800R motorbike that is with Bedfordshire and Luton.
The rear view without the lights flashing. You can see that there isn’t much bodywork for the livery!
Merseyside fast response fire bikes are shown here alongside a regular fire motorbike. The fast response bikes are used to put out small fires without the need for an appliance to attend. They work in pairs and the rider has specially designed clothes that are suitable for riding the motorbike and fire fighting. Water or foam is directed at the fire from lances just visible on the rear.
CU10 AEN A BMW 1200RTP which is jointly funded by the Welsh Assembly and Mid & West Wales Fire and Rescue Service. The livery work is not yet complete on this shot as it was before the brigade crest was added.
A look at the side of the same bike alongside its sister vehicle. They are primarily used for the Bike Safe scheme as well as promoting road safety.
EO10 AYS This BMW S1000RR is a powerful fire bike that is used for educational work only. It is run by Essex and is ridden by Leading Fire-fighter Lee Hurst and Fire-fighter Keith Dunn.
HX58 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.
The rear view of the Vectrix, prior to it having the West Midlands banner added to the sides.
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”.
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.
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.
This side view of the Triumph showing its distinctive livery.
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.
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.
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.