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4866

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Harvey Dan

Year:

2007

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East Sussex FRS Incident Command Unit

Lewes Incident Command Unit

Written Off due to the fireworks blaze.
Picture Added on 04 December 2007.

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How many vehicles did East Sussex lose all told? They seem to be down a serious amount of gear! RIP to the firefighters that were lost, they are the hardest to replace afterall. Thanks
Added by David Sapsford on 05 December 2007.

Dave, from the local newspaper, The Evening Argus on 3rd December, 2007, one year on from the incident it states:-Nine fire engines(Appliances), three specialist vehicles and several cars were wrecked by the blast.The'specials'were Brightons Aerial Ladder Platform, Uckfields Water Carrier, and the brigades Incident Command Unit.The blast cost £3.8m to the fire service, and the cost of two of their firefighters who can never be replaced-at any cost....Pete M.
Added by Pete Matten on 06 December 2007.

i will do a full list of appliances as i have the list at work but pete i think you got most of them but can't always trust the papers lol
Added by Harvey Dan on 06 December 2007.

Thank you very much gentlemen. Are they replacing all of the vehicles? They are running a few Hampshire loaned WrLs and a Merseyside ALP but I would have thought that many vehicles would cost more than 3.8 mil. Thanks
Added by David Sapsford on 06 December 2007.

Full list of appliances written off due to fireworks blaze
(Extended rescue pumps) Herstmonceux, lewes, hailsham, brighton, barcombe, newhaven, heathfield, uckfield.
(water tender ladder)
brighton
(ALP) brighton (WRC)Uckfield (ICU) LEWES
At The moment east sussex are waiting for 14 new appliance with the 1st appliance to run on 9th jan 08 this will be at barcombe.

ANY MORE INFO JUST ASK
Added by Harvey Dan on 07 December 2007.

According to'Fire Cover', The Official Journal Of The Fire Brigades Society, it states:-By the end of October, 10 of the 14 new Volvo FLL15-280/JDC pumping appliances on order should have been delivered.Stations to receive new pumps are, Hove, Barcombe, Brighton, Newhaven, Eastbourne, Crowborough, Battle and Bexhill...(8 Stations).A further 6 appliances will go to Brighton, Roedean, Uckfield, Lewes, Heathfield and the ridge(Hastings)...Pete M.
Added by Pete Matten on 07 December 2007.

To the above comment, they are no longer running the Merseyside ALP H157GBG and they are now using on loan M58FYS, from Strathclyde.
Added by Andy McVean on 08 December 2007.

hi there Andy having going to eastbourne fire ststaion this morning sunday 9th i can say that they do not have strathclyde alp they still have merseysides alp H157GBG. Harvey
Added by Harvey Dan on 09 December 2007.

Hi Pete. I wrote the report for the FBS quarterly magazine, the report had to be
submitted by late July (for November publication) and the delivery of the new appliances were thought to be on time. But due to late delivery of the new Volvo safety cab on the right hand drive chassis the replacement programme is running about 4 months late. As stated by Harvey Dan the first pump is due otr
at Barcombe early Jan.and finishing mid April at Lewes.
For Andy. Ref. the Strathclyde ALP. This vehicle SHOULD have been on the run at
Eastbourne, but turned out to be trouble on wheels, a lot of money was spent trying to get it serviceable. The vehicle never went on the run and I'm told is
now in storage at Parkhead fire station in Glasgow.
The rather tatty looking Merseyside ALP is still at Eastbourne and working well.
Added by Gordon Woods on 09 December 2007.

Esfrs also lost 9 cars in the blast
Added by Guy on 10 January 2008.

From the list above by Harvey Dan, Preston Circus/Brighton lost all 3 appliances from the station
Added by Adam Moore on 21 February 2008.

any pictures available from the inside ???
Added by Dec on 06 October 2008.

hi dec i will have a look on my laptop and if i have any i will post them
Added by Harvey Dan on 07 October 2008.

Cheers mate ... we are getting one here in Dublin and I just want to look at others ..
Added by Dec on 08 October 2008.