I am amazed at the average age of the fire-fighting vehicles here and the small volume of the water transport vehicles. It all seems rather dated except (of course) the vehicles of executives. This makes my appreciations for the fire fighters only bigger!
The oldest truck in the video is due to be replaced very, very soon; however they are looked after well. As for the off-road vehicles, if they were larger and carried more water there is possibilities their roles could be hindered, however i'm not entirely sure. Though Royal Berkshire's 6x6 water carrier has been bogged down in mud and needed to be towed out on previous occasions due to it's size and weight.
Hopefully you're right, but they're still all older vehicles that have to be worked with. I also continue to find the contents of the water vehicles very limited. By the way, thanks for your response.
Multiple standbys were sent across Hampshire and Surrey where fire cover was depleted due to the incident so that target response times could still be met. So yes cover was still available.
I agree! However, they do appear to have better availability when compared to a year or so ago, but some wholetime trucks are still off the run most days.
Isnt it good for cross border fire services dealing with this huge fire in Surrey Huge respect for Surrey Fire and Rescue Hampshite and IOW Fire and Rescue West Sussex Fire an Rescue Plus the firefighters and senior officers who risk their lives for our safety,
On my own patch, Merseyside, we had a MP18 shout which required mutual aid from Lancs county, Greater Manchester and Cheshire county. Cheshire were responding to a largish job in Chester so they had to mobilise retained pumps from all over. We had a Cheshire retained pump come almost 35 miles from right on the Staffordshire border to standby at Speke. Speke are first response to supplement the John Lennon airport fire service, so they were a bit apprehensive in case they got a job at the airport.
@@ukemergencyvideos3335 lol at least in Surrey these fires happen alot in the summer and each time they are bigger and this was only the first so not all bad lol
@@Southern999Responses True, however this was possibly one of the biggest ones of this season. I'm sure there will be more to come but maybe not quite as big as this.
@@ukemergencyvideos3335 not this month but its one of the biggest this year if not the first but I expect there might be a few more coming around the same size in the next ew weeks
Huge respect for firefighters.
I am amazed at the average age of the fire-fighting vehicles here and the small volume of the water transport vehicles. It all seems rather dated except (of course) the vehicles of executives. This makes my appreciations for the fire fighters only bigger!
The oldest truck in the video is due to be replaced very, very soon; however they are looked after well. As for the off-road vehicles, if they were larger and carried more water there is possibilities their roles could be hindered, however i'm not entirely sure. Though Royal Berkshire's 6x6 water carrier has been bogged down in mud and needed to be towed out on previous occasions due to it's size and weight.
Hopefully you're right, but they're still all older vehicles that have to be worked with. I also continue to find the contents of the water vehicles very limited. By the way, thanks for your response.
@@ook2763 No worries
You have some great photos at the end!
Some great catch’s!! Good work!!
Cheers!
Yes! Finally some emergency vehicle footage in Surrey! What a legend!
Haha, thanks!
Great video mate
Thanks!
Great video!
Thanks!
Nice video!
Thank you!
Those sirens sound familiar...
(The ones at the start)
How much of the availlable appliances were "drained"/used in this incident? Or otherwise: was it possible to still cover area for other incidents?
Multiple standbys were sent across Hampshire and Surrey where fire cover was depleted due to the incident so that target response times could still be met. So yes cover was still available.
@@ukemergencyvideos3335 Love the Landrover
21st Century's Emergency Services.
Phenomenal
Thank you!
Surrey did well to crew this many appliances. A simple bin fire usually destroys their ability to respond.
I agree! However, they do appear to have better availability when compared to a year or so ago, but some wholetime trucks are still off the run most days.
Isnt it good for cross border fire services dealing with this huge fire in Surrey
Huge respect for
Surrey Fire and Rescue
Hampshite and IOW Fire and Rescue
West Sussex Fire an Rescue
Plus the firefighters and senior officers who risk their lives for our safety,
On my own patch, Merseyside, we had a MP18 shout which required mutual aid from Lancs county, Greater Manchester and Cheshire county. Cheshire were responding to a largish job in Chester so they had to mobilise retained pumps from all over. We had a Cheshire retained pump come almost 35 miles from right on the Staffordshire border to standby at Speke. Speke are first response to supplement the John Lennon airport fire service, so they were a bit apprehensive in case they got a job at the airport.
Action Stations!
You do know, the prime mover attended.
I'm aware, both of Godstone's HVP's attended. Your point being?
@@ukemergencyvideos3335 just wondering why it’s not on the video as it’s quite rare that’s all
@@Oscarr180 I just didn't see it while I was there
Lol R.I.P I went on cadets camp and missed the whole thing what a shame
Whoopsie
@@ukemergencyvideos3335 lol at least in Surrey these fires happen alot in the summer and each time they are bigger and this was only the first so not all bad lol
@@Southern999Responses True, however this was possibly one of the biggest ones of this season. I'm sure there will be more to come but maybe not quite as big as this.
@@ukemergencyvideos3335 not this month but its one of the biggest this year if not the first but I expect there might be a few more coming around the same size in the next ew weeks
@@Southern999Responses I mean, that's what I said.
Yeah that’s cool but I just caught a Mercedes Benz Atego MK1 FRU
Well H316 is actually a MK4
@@ukemergencyvideos3335 And you will never have a functioning sense of humor.
Why does it seem to be the norm to call them "wildfires". Always used fo be heath fires.
Not sure, that being said both are still used often.
Because they don’t always occur on heaths.