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Parks Police

EN06 CYG This silver Ford Transit is used by Redbridge Parks Police…



EN06 CYG This silver Ford Transit is used by Redbridge Parks Police. It carries a simple blue chequered pattern down the sides and “Parks Police” wording.



The view from the rear, highlighting the tinted windows and additional brake and indicator lights on the roof.



A close up look at the light bar. Blue and amber lights can be switched on independently. The service are not trained to use blue flashing lights when on the public highway and the van is not fitted with a siren.



A look into the rear. Some seats have been removed to allow a motorbike to be carried. The wood is used as a ramp.



In this action scene the Transit is seen in use alongside a Parks Police 4×4 to assist the ambulance service in transferring a patient from an ambulance to London’s air ambulance.

Police (General)

OY59 KXF This Seat Altea is here being used as a rural policing …



OY59 KXF This Seat Altea is here being used as a rural policing vehicle in Nottinghamshire. It is a 1.9 litre turbo diesel model.



The rear view. The small sticker indicates that the vehicle has been converted by a company called EVO (Emergency Vehicle Options) who own this demonstrator.



An unusual detail about this vehicle is the rear has been converted for detainee transportation. Solid plastic seats and a perspex shield are just some of the alterations made. The car is often used to transport detainees long distances to the nearest custody suite.

Ambulance (General)

H3 LPW This Isuzu Trooper 4×4 is a standard ambulance response vehicle …



H3 LPW This Isuzu Trooper 4×4 is a standard ambulance response vehicle used mainly for covering events off road. This type of response vehicle does not generally carry patients but gets quickly to their aid. The registration is spaced so it reads like “Help”.



The private ambulance is seen here towing a quad bike that has blue lights and sirens and can be used for covering events and going through muddy fields.

Fire (General)

YJ58 XEB This Land Rover is operated by North Yorkshire FRS and …



YJ58 XEB This Land Rover is operated by North Yorkshire FRS and is used for tasks such as responding to moorland emergencies. It has blue lights on the roof and front grille and chunky wheels for off-road calls. In this photograph it is towing a trailer that was carrying an old car for firefighters to practice extrications.

Search and Rescue

Y639 TUK This is a SAR Land Rover Defender 110. It is operated by …



Y639 TUK This is a SAR Land Rover Defender 110. It is liveried as Dorset Search and Rescue, an organisation formed in 2004. However this vehicle is not part of their fleet. It was used by a civilian international major incident advisor assisting Dorset Police and MOD in running a pre-Olympic training exercise in Dorset. Unfortunately the livery was not approved and neither the use of blue lights outside the MOD training grounds in Lulworth.

It carries blue and amber flashing lights that are used independently as required. Since this photograph was taken, the livery and blue lights have been removed from this vehicle.





The rear view, showing the roof rack for carrying bulky equipment.



Mountain Rescue

VU09 0VV is a Toyota Hilux with the Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue …



VU09 0VV is a Toyota Hilux with the Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Service. Mountain rescue is mainly run by volunteers but this is a government-provided service. On the front it displays a big towing winch and in the back is the rescue equipment.





The rear view of the Mountain Rescue vehicle displaying the yellow and red chevrons.

Fire (General)

MX06 YBY In this demonstration, a fire service DIM vehicle …



MX06 YBY In this demonstration, a fire service DIM vehicle (Detection, Identification and Monitoring) forms the backdrop of a decontamination scene. Two ambulance medics are in full protective suits and are looking over a casualty found next to an unknown substance.



The rear view of the specially converted Iveco Daily, showing a line up of some of the specialist equipment carried, including an unmanned aerial vehicle. A number of these vehicles are strategically positioned around the country.

Fire Aircraft

This in an unmanned aerial vehicle used by the fire service…



This in an unmanned aerial vehicle used by the fire service. It has four motorised propellers that keep the very light unit in flight. The ring around the edge is optional and helps avoid damage if it has a slight brush with a building. It can hover using GPS to correct it’s position and can be fitted with a range of different cameras.



The unit in flight. Being less than a metre across, it is visually and audibly unobtrusive in the sky and can difficult to spot. This demonstration model is operated by MRL Limited and is called the MRL Eye.