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This vehicle is part of the New Dimension programme and consequently does not carry any insignia of Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service. Electronic sirens have replaced two-tone horns on most emergency vehicles. Emergency vehicle equipment is used in the United Kingdom to indicate urgent journeys by an emergency service. This usage is colloquially ...
New Dimension vehicles of Avon Fire and Rescue Service. The New Dimension programme, sometimes referred to as the New Dimension or New Dimensions, was started by the Department for Communities and Local Government in the UK, for fire and rescue services in England and Wales, following the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States.
A light rescue pump from Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. These vehicles can vary from a converted van chassis to a purpose built fire appliance chassis. They often carry hydraulic rescue gear, 9 m or 5.8 m extension ladders and water. They are most often used as a second appliance in place of a pump rescue ladder or as a first ...
Typically, wildland firefighting organizations will use large handcrews of 20 or more people who travel in vehicles to the fire incident. Although these crews can vary above or below 20 firefighters, they are generally called twenty-man crews. The designations of these crews in the U.S., defined in large portion by training, are as follows:
Rescue vehicles can be popular choices for incident command vehicles, national and local law enforcement (command/communications, SWAT, bomb response, etc.), rehab, Hazmat incidents, light & air, urban search and rescue (USAR), and more. Furthermore, many rescue vehicles can be outfitted based on their target environmental setting, such as ...
Specialist equipment, multi-purpose vehicles, a search and rescue dog and a purpose-built base staffed with a trained experienced team comprise the county's urban search and rescue (USAR) team. The team is equipped to rescue victims trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings, or major transport accidents, for example.
Forestry England is a division of the Forestry Commission, responsible for managing and promoting publicly owned forests in England. It was formed as Forest Enterprise in 1996, before devolving to Forest Enterprise England on 31 March 2003 and then being rebranded to Forestry England on 1 April 2019.
The CL-415 is based on the Canadair CL-215 and is designed specifically for aerial firefighting; it can perform various other roles, such as search and rescue and utility transport. Development of the CL-415 began in the early 1990s, shortly after the success of the CL-215T retrofit programme had proven a viable demand for a turboprop -powered ...