FOI / 3871 / 2018 - Special Appliances Part 1
Dear Sir/Madam
Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold this information.
Please see below the answers to your request/Please see our response on the attached document.
Initial Request:
Can you please provide me with a full list of all special appliances that ECFRS have in the fleet, and each appliance's registration plate. With that, could you for each special appliance type, list where these appliances are allocated across the various fire stations in the county.
The special appliance types that I would specifically ask that you mention are listed below:
- Aerial Ladder Platform
- Water Rescue Unit (all units regardless if they have a fireboat or not - please note those which do have a boat)
- Off-Road Vehicle (applicable to the new Mercedes which will be rolled out)
- Foam Tender
- HazMat Unit
- Incident Command Unit
- Water Bowser
- Marauding Terrorist Firearms Unit/Capability
- Hose Laying Lorry
- Decontamination Ranger
- Unimog
These are only the ones that I am specifically looking for, however i'm aware that these are not all the special appliances in the fleet - therefore, please do add any more beyond this list.
Note: When it comes to the Water Rescue Units, I understand that there are also SWR squads known as 'First Responders'? In addition, could you please list these stations in the list as well. I am curious as to what these squads do - do they have their own appliance for SWR? Why are they different to the typical SWR Units such as E31 Leigh for example?
Final Response:
Please see the attached excel spreadsheet in response to your request.
Reg/Serial No. |
Class |
Sub Type |
Location |
Description |
Department |
Vehicle Model |
AE10FHJ |
ANIMAL RESCUE UNIT |
DAY CREWED |
SOUTH WOODHAM FERRER |
MERCEDES BENZ UNIMOG 5000 LWB |
|
UNIMOG U5000 |
AV16SXZ |
MERCEDES SPRINTER |
DAY CREWED |
DOVERCOURT |
MERCEDES SPRINTER 516 BLUETEC LWB 4X4 |
WATER RESCUE |
SPRINTER |
AV16SYA |
MERCEDES SPRINTER |
DAY CREWED |
WALTHAM ABBEY |
MERCEDES SPRINTER 516 BLUETEC LWB 4X4 |
WATER RESCUE |
SPRINTER |
AV65UVW |
MERCEDES SPRINTER |
WHOLETIME |
RAYLEIGH WEIR |
MERCEDES SPRINTER 516CDI |
HAZMAT |
SPRINTER |
AV65UVX |
MERCEDES SPRINTER |
ON-CALL |
BRAINTREE |
MERCEDES SPRINTER 516CDI |
HAZMAT |
SPRINTER |
AY16OVS |
MERCEDES SPRINTER |
ON-CALL |
NEWPORT |
MERCEDES SPRINTER 516 BLUETEC MWB 4X4 |
SPECIAL OP'S VEHICLE |
SPRINTER |
EN15OLA |
RANGERS |
TRAINING SCHOOL |
CLACTON |
FORD RANGER 4X4 2.2TDCI DOUBLE CAB |
WATER RESCUE - TRAINING |
RANGER |
EN15OLE |
RANGERS |
WHOLETIME |
ORSETT |
FORD RANGER 4X4 2.2TDCI DOUBLE CAB |
WATER RESCUE |
RANGER |
EN15OMC |
RANGERS |
ON-CALL |
FRINTON |
FORD RANGER 4X4 2.2TDCI DOUBLE CAB |
ICU SUPPORT |
RANGER |
EN15OMG |
RANGERS |
USAR |
URBAN SEARCH AND RES |
FORD RANGER 4X4 2.2TDCI DOUBLE CAB |
USAR |
RANGER |
EN15OMT |
RANGERS |
ON-CALL |
WEST MERSEA |
FORD RANGER 4X4 2.2TDCI DOUBLE CAB |
WATER RESCUE |
RANGER |
EU06UFP |
MULTI-PURPOSE CURTAI |
DRIVING SCHOOL |
DRIVING SCHOOL |
SCANIA P MULTI-PURPOSE CURTAIN SIDER |
DRIVING SCHOOL |
P 270 |
EU07YBC |
MULTI-PURPOSE CURTAI |
DRIVING SCHOOL |
DRIVING SCHOOL |
SCANIA P DRIVING TRAINING VEHICLE |
DRIVING SCHOOL |
P 274 |
EU09OKK |
FOAM VEHICLE HOOKLIF |
ON-CALL |
MALDON |
SCANIA FOAM VEHICLE HOOKLIFT |
|
P 314 DB6X2*4 MNA DAY |
EU09OKL |
FOAM VEHICLE HOOKLIF |
ON-CALL |
STANSTED |
SCANIA FOAM VEHICLE HOOKLIFT |
|
P 314 DB6X2*4 MNA DAY |
EU09PZS |
CONTROL UNIT |
WHOLETIME |
BASILDON |
INCIDENT COMMAND & SUPPORT UNIT |
|
EZD 65C18V/P - IVECO AUTO AGILE |
EU09PZT |
CONTROL UNIT |
ON-CALL |
FRINTON |
INCIDENT COMMAND & SUPPORT UNIT |
|
EZD 65C18V/P - IVECO AUTO AGILE |
EU10AUJ |
RANGERS |
COMMUNITY SAFETY |
INGATESTONE |
FORD RANGER 4X4 2.5TDCI DOUBLE CAB |
RURAL COMMUNITY BUILDER |
RANGER |
EU10AUK |
RANGERS |
ON-CALL |
STANSTED |
FORD RANGER 4X4 2.5TDCI DOUBLE CAB |
|
RANGER |
EU10FSP |
BRONTO F32 ALPS |
WHOLETIME |
CHELMSFORD |
SCANIA BRONTO F32 ALP |
|
P 310 |
EU10FSS |
BRONTO F32 ALPS |
WHOLETIME |
SOUTHEND |
SCANIA BRONTO F32 ALP |
|
P 310 |
EU11AWC |
RANGERS |
FLEXI OFFICERS |
SERVICE HEADQUARTERS |
FORD RANGER 4X4 2.5TDCI DOUBLE CAB |
|
RANGER |
EU11LBJ |
WATER BOWSER |
ON-CALL |
HALSTEAD |
SCANIA WATER BOWSER |
|
P 320 |
EU11LBK |
WATER BOWSER |
ON-CALL |
CORRINGHAM |
SCANIA WATER BOWSER |
|
P 320 |
EU59HNV |
FOAM VEHICLE HOOKLIF |
WHOLETIME |
ORSETT |
SCANIA FOAM VEHICLE HOOKLIFT |
|
P 314DB6X2 |
EU59HNW |
BRONTO F32 ALPS |
WHOLETIME |
GRAYS |
SCANIA BRONTO F32 ALP |
|
P 310 |
EU59HNX |
BRONTO F32 ALPS |
WHOLETIME |
COLCHESTER |
SCANIA BRONTO F32 ALP |
|
P 310 |
EU62BBJ |
MERCEDES SPRINTER |
WHOLETIME |
LEIGH |
MERCEDES SPRINTER 516CDI LWB 4X4 HR |
WATER RESCUE / BALLISTICS |
SPRINTER |
EU62BBO |
MERCEDES SPRINTER |
USAR |
URBAN SEARCH AND RES |
MERCEDES SPRINTER 516CDI LWB 4X4 HR |
SWIFT WATER RESCUE |
SPRINTER |
MX56NHB |
URBAN SEARCH AND RES |
WHOLETIME |
HARLOW CENTRAL |
IVECO DAILY 50C17 |
DIM 017 |
|
SP08DUJ |
COMMUNITY WHEELS |
KELVEDON PARK |
SERVICE HEADQUARTERS |
IVECO DAILY SPECIAL MOBILE UNIT |
COMMUNITY WHEELS |
DAILY 65C18 |
WX54VKK |
URBAN SEARCH AND RES |
USAR |
URBAN SEARCH AND RES |
MAN-DC62 (HVP) & DC99 (HOSEBOX) MODULES |
|
|
WX54VPC |
URBAN SEARCH AND RES |
USAR |
URBAN SEARCH AND RES |
MAN - POD NUMBER 100 C/O THIS VEHICLE |
|
26.363 FDLRC |
WX54VPV |
URBAN SEARCH AND RES |
USAR |
URBAN SEARCH AND RES |
MAN - POD NUMBER 126 C/O THIS VEHICLE |
|
26.363 FDLRC |
WX54VPW |
URBAN SEARCH AND RES |
USAR |
URBAN SEARCH AND RES |
MAN - POD NUMBER 127 C/O THIS VEHICLE |
|
26.363 FDLRC |
WX54VTA |
URBAN SEARCH AND RES |
USAR |
URBAN SEARCH AND RES |
MAN - POD NUMBER 167 C/O THIS VEHICLE |
|
MAN |
Y221FOO |
HOSE LAYING LORRY |
WHOLETIME |
RAYLEIGH WEIR |
SCANIA HOSE LAYING LORRY |
|
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