New Fire Vehicles tackle Climate Change
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service has taken another step towards 
combating climate change with the introduction of two new vehicles.
The Targeted Response Vehicles, housed at Burton and Newcastle Fire Stations, are specifically designed and equipped to deal with small fires. Each vehicle carries 800 litres of water and is fitted with state of the art firefighting equipment as well as full CCTV technology. The vehicles are operational between 10.30am and 10.30pm daily and will be sent to small incidents such as grass, car and bin fires. The new vehicles have advantages over normal fire appliances because they are smaller and can therefore access fires off the beaten track more easily. This is particularly important for incidents such as grass fires which are becoming more common as temperatures rise due to global warming.
Station Manager Ian Housley comments, “The Service is actively adapting its fleet of vehicles to ensure it is equipped to deal with the consequences of climate change, such as an increase in grass fires. The TRV’s are obviously more efficient than a standard appliance, with a smaller carbon footprint and importantly by allowing them to deal with minor incidents this lets the standard appliances to respond to larger, more serious incidents.”
To book a free Home Fire Risk Check contact: 0800 0241 999. For all other non emergency enquiries contact: 08451 22 11 55 or log onto: www.staffordshirefire.gov.uk or www.direct.gov.uk/firekills. In an emergency dial 999.