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Central Scotland Volvo FM
SN05 MJJ, Volvo FM9 TVAC, watertender/Ladder. This unit is from Alloa Fire Station.
SN05 MJJ, Volvo FM9 TVAC, watertender/Ladder. This unit is from Alloa Fire Station.
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Central Scotland, United Kingdom
Central Scotland, United Kingdom
This appliance is similar to the new FM9 rescue pumps the NIFRS are putting at stations. (Pic 885) I believe the NIFRS rescue pumps have a "plastic" body.
Added by Bryan Sweeney on 11 November 2006.
Added by Bryan Sweeney on 11 November 2006.
sadly this appliance is now otr due to being involed in a serious rta
Added by Big Tam on 06 February 2008.
Added by Big Tam on 06 February 2008.
For North America; Big Tam is saying that this Pumper/Tanker is Out of Service due to a MVA [Motor Vehicle Accident]....
Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B
Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 13 September 2008.
Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B
Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 13 September 2008.
is this the engine that a firefighter died in?
i heard of a firefighter in scotland being tragically killed when his pump was involved in a serious RTA
Added by Davy Talbot on 13 September 2008.
i heard of a firefighter in scotland being tragically killed when his pump was involved in a serious RTA
Added by Davy Talbot on 13 September 2008.
yes it is the one john noble was tradgically killed in
Added by Rich on 13 October 2008.
Added by Rich on 13 October 2008.
i wsas looking at the other similar appliance and commented on how high i felt it looked, i really hope that the design of this appliance was not a contributary factor in the rtc
Added by Big Al on 31 October 2008.
Added by Big Al on 31 October 2008.
Central Scotland Fire & Rescue.
The single-vehicle accident took place Wednesday 23 January 2008 in Clackmannshire, Scotland; the truck was responding to an Automatic Fire Alarm at a school [False Alarm]
Photo shows a lot of damage to the Officer's Side [LH Side] of the cab.
These details from The BBC at:
www.news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7206468.stm
Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B
Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 31 October 2008.
The single-vehicle accident took place Wednesday 23 January 2008 in Clackmannshire, Scotland; the truck was responding to an Automatic Fire Alarm at a school [False Alarm]
Photo shows a lot of damage to the Officer's Side [LH Side] of the cab.
These details from The BBC at:
www.news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/7206468.stm
Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B
Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 31 October 2008.
This is a very sad story, but these accidents were at one time not entirely uncommon.
Some years ago Greater Manchester FRS initiated a new standard procedure for AFA response, motivated by the rapid growth in these types of calls.
One pump only will respond to all AFA incidents, which are not confirmed to involve an actual fire. It will not display flashing lights and it will not operate its siren or horns. It will obey all traffic laws and signals.
As a result, the service has reduced its total road traffic accident count by over 30%, without any actual fire incidents materially deteriorating as a result of the slower attendance.
In common with many other fire services Worldwide, GMFRS experienced the fact that only 3% of AFAs were actually reacting to a fire. In all these cases the incident was minor and could be tackled by a single crew arriving a few minutes later than if they were "on the bell".
In countries where AFA systems are uncommon, such as Italy and Spain, false alarm runs account for less than 10% of all calls. In the UK they seem to run around 20%, and in the US they can go as high as 40%!
Added by Rob Johnson on 10 May 2018.
Some years ago Greater Manchester FRS initiated a new standard procedure for AFA response, motivated by the rapid growth in these types of calls.
One pump only will respond to all AFA incidents, which are not confirmed to involve an actual fire. It will not display flashing lights and it will not operate its siren or horns. It will obey all traffic laws and signals.
As a result, the service has reduced its total road traffic accident count by over 30%, without any actual fire incidents materially deteriorating as a result of the slower attendance.
In common with many other fire services Worldwide, GMFRS experienced the fact that only 3% of AFAs were actually reacting to a fire. In all these cases the incident was minor and could be tackled by a single crew arriving a few minutes later than if they were "on the bell".
In countries where AFA systems are uncommon, such as Italy and Spain, false alarm runs account for less than 10% of all calls. In the UK they seem to run around 20%, and in the US they can go as high as 40%!
Added by Rob Johnson on 10 May 2018.
Volvo
Added by Marcel Sloover on 11 June 2006.