Category: FIRE

Classic Fire

NPO 833R Guernsey FRS Land Rover Defender

NPO 833R
Guernsey FRS
Land Rover Defender
The vehicle was used as a light strike vehicle with designation Fire 7. It often supported larger fire appliance at fires and road accidents. When adopted by Alderney Fire Brigade its callsign changed to Red 7. It was fitted with a 7m ladder. A hosereel that was originally fitted to the front didn’t help handling characterists and so was removed. When operational, it spent one week on and one week off frontline duties, alternating with a 6-wheel Range Rover.

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.

Fire (General)

NC07 RHX Falck Volvo Water Support Unit

NC07 RHX
Falck
Volvo
Water Support Unit. This unit lays long lengths of hose and can retrieve them too using the conveyor belt mounted behind the cab. A close up shot of the logo shows the predecessor, SeinbCorp Utilities UK