Fleet and equipment
Explore our wide range of fleet below, and learn what vehicles we use as a fire service.
If you've ever wondered how much water a fire engine can hold, how heavy a fire appliance is, or which vehicle types we have, you'll find the answers here.
Medium Rescue Pump (MRP)
The largest of our appliances carrying full inventory and 13.5m ladder.
Light Rescue Pump (LRP)
Our medium sized appliance carrying a slightly reduced inventory and 10.5 m ladder.
Rapid Intervention Vehicle (RIV)
The smallest of our operational fire appliance with a similar inventory to the LRP and a 9 m ladder.
Specialist Rescue Tender (SRT)
A vehicle used for specialist rescue operations, such as water rescues, lifts and rescues from height or animal rescues.
- Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP) (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/fleet/aerial-ladder-platform) - where water needs to be distributed from above, the ALP comes in very useful.
- Argocat (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/fleet/argocat) - an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) that's very helpful when responding to wildfires.
- Environmental Protection Unit (EPU) (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/fleet/environmental-protection-unit) - support at incidents where there's a risk of exposure to hazardous materials.
- Groundhog (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/fleet/groundhog) - part of our wildfire response, it's designed for off-road use and is able to cross difficult terrain.
- Heavy Rescue Tender (HRT) (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/fleet/heavy-rescue-tender) - used to deliver specialist and extra equipment to Road Traffic Collisions, and supports at rail crashes.
- Prime Mover (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/fleet/prime-mover) - a vehicle fitted with a hook lift, able to carry Service Pods or containers to incidents.
- Water carrier (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/fleet/water-carrier) - as it sounds, this vehicle carries large amounts of water - and sometimes foam - to incidents.
- Water rescue equipment (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/fleet/water-rescue-equipment) - an inflatable boat or raft with certain equipment alongside to help at different types of incident.
- 4x4 Light Vehicle (https://www.dsfire.gov.uk/fleet/4x4-light-vehicle) - this has multiple roles: co-responding, carrying pumps, specialist rescue operations and general transportation.
See our fleet list
The list shows the make, model, type of vehicle and which station is using it.
Fleet list
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