Fire Appliances UK 19
Fire Appliances UK 19 : HazMat / Scientific Support Unit / Decontamination Unit: (6) High Volume Pumps: High Volume Pumps (HVP) are also part of the New Dimension scheme. They carry a submersible pump, supplying water from any open source to the fireground; a pump that pumps up to 8,000 litres per minute (twice as much as a standard fire engine); a hose box module; and ancillary equipment. This equipment is carried in a pod on the back of the vehicle, similar to goods on a flatbed truck. Because the vehicles are standard across the country, any HVP vehicle can carry any pod, irrespective of the Fire and Rescue Service the vehicle or pod is operated by. The pods are the same dimensions as the other New Dimension pods, so a vehicle that is utilized for HVP operations can carry an USAR pod. They were used to great effect and in vast scale to assist operations at the Buncefield fire inHertfordshire in 2005 and nationwide flooding in 2007
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