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Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - Guest - 05-24-2014
Hi Guys,
Now that the good weather has arrived, I have been out and about shooting apparatus on buffing trips. Last weekend was an excellent visit to the Birmingham area of England, this was pre-arranged by The Fire Brigade Society (www.thefirebrigadesociety)
Our first stop was Birmingham Airport. Although not as big or busy as Heathrow, Gatwick or Manchester, it offers flights to the UK, Europe, North America and the Middle East. It is actually the seventh busiest airport in the UK.
In 2013 they invested in a fleet of five brand new Oshkosh Strikers and finished them in their new corporate colours of blue and white.
This is the Airport Fire Station from a distance
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - Guest - 05-24-2014
Before we got down to apparatus photography, the guys insisted on putting on a hot fire demo on their 747 mock up. It was a hot day, and this made it get even warmer!
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - Guest - 05-24-2014
Going well!
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - Guest - 05-24-2014
Hit it with foam!
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - Guest - 05-24-2014
The fire was knocked down in seconds, all by remote control and without the crew leaving the rigs!
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - Guest - 05-24-2014
Two of the Strikers are fitted with Snozzle's so they can Pierce the skin of the aircraft
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - Guest - 05-24-2014
Fire 4
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - Guest - 05-24-2014
Fire 6
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - Guest - 05-24-2014
The Crash line with passing Ryan Air 737
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - Guest - 05-24-2014
The rest of the weekend was spent taking in stations of the West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS), this is the second largest brigade in England with 38 full-time stations and covering around 348 square miles. The first stop was Headquarters at Vauxhall, here the WMFS DIM Team is based - Detection, Identification and Monitoring. The DIM Units were supplied by the UK Government for incidents involving biological, nuclear, chemical or gas hazards and were to supplement existing resources. The WMFS have two DIM Units, this is a Mercedes Sprinter van.
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - Guest - 05-24-2014
The Government supplied DIM Unit was this rather plain looking Iveco Turbo Daily, unfortunately space was a bit tight at HQ so photographs weren't the best.
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - Guest - 05-24-2014
Next stop was Bickenhill, next to the Birmingham NEC Conference Centre. Bickenhill is one of two Technical Rescue Stations, they operate a Medium Rescue Pump which is kinda like an FDNY Squad, plus a 4x4 Light Rescue Unit.
We were lucky that the other Medium Rescue Pump was visiting Bickenhill so we took a line up shot.
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - Guest - 05-24-2014
2010 Volvo FL/JDC Medium Rescue Pump, it can operate as a standard pump (engine company), but more often will respond to MVA's, building collapses, water or sewer rescues etc.
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - Guest - 05-24-2014
2011 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 4x4
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - Guest - 05-24-2014
Lockers open
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - Guest - 05-24-2014
Rear shot
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - nealcraig - 05-24-2014
Sweet! Love the Airport pics!
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - hank - 05-24-2014
Good photos, Andy!
tHANKs
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - TacSupport1 - 05-24-2014
Awesome! Thanks for sharing, I love that pumper, and the compartment shots! Neat to see efficiently it's setup, and how different it is from a US rig.
Andy Daley (BritishAndy) Photos - cdmedlock - 05-24-2014
Those Global Strikers look awesome with that paint job! Thanks for sharing!