R512 MPY is one of a pair of foam / water …

R512 MPY is one of a pair of foam / water carrying appliances bought by NYF&RS in 1998. The identical sister vehicle is R513 MPY. They are Volvo FL6.18 trucks with specialist touches including massive tanks and silver grilles and bumpers.



The side view, showing the petrol-tanker style bodywork supplied by Massey Tankers. A fixed ladder is on the nearside to allow access to the top of the tank.



The rear view. The water level meter can be seen alongside a locker and the blue warning lamps. This appliance often travels long distances to incidents and is sometimes on the run empty. This means that it can get about far faster and then use its powerful vacuum pump at an incident to fill up.