Incident Report

Subject:                        RE: Fire Truck Request for Information

Date of first enquiry:                       02 October 2003

Initial enquiry / comment.

If anyone has bought a new UK built fire truck in the last five years could you please send me the following information. < /SPAN>

  • The name of the manufacturer. 
  • The approximate cost.
  • The size of pump
  • The water and foam capacities
  • Size of outlet connections.
  • Type of chassis
  • Length and width of vehicle.

Also your opinion of the vehicle and the manufacturer. I thank you all in anticipation of the abundance of replies.

Responses:

Date

Detail

Documents

03/10/03

 At XXX we purchased a Light Pump Foam Tender also from Angloco about four years ago. The cost was around £100,000 and no additional equipment with the exception of a ladder. It was based on a Ford Iveco 80E15 chassis with standard crew cab. It has a Rosenbauer NH30 1,000 litre per minute pump, originally with two standard British standard outlets but has since been converted to three. We also originally had the pressure restrictor but have since had it removed. Dimensions are length 7200mm, width 2250mm over wheel arches and height 3000mm over locker roof items. We found their design, build and after sales service all excellent. They also built us a Chemical Incident Response Vehicle at the same time and they are particularly good at designing and building 'one-offs' for industrial fire services such as ours.  
03/10/03 The manufacturer was Angloco, cost was £121 500 exc. VAT, the pump is a Rosenbauer  model NH30 1000 gpm incorporating a hydrant pressure inlet regulating valve, it carries 2000 litres of foam and 1000 litres of water, the water outlet connections are 65mm, it was built on a Daf chassis, and is 2.5m wide and 7m long. we are very pleased with the vehicle and found Angloco excellent builders and the after sales service we cannot fault. If you would like any more info please do not hesitate to call.   
04/10/03

At XXXX we have a Scania pump supplied by Angloco in 2000. The Engine contains 9000 litres of foam solution with 2000 litres of water - 1000gpm pump with standard uk fittings. The pump also has a foam / water cannon. The pump has an pressure reducing valve(Majisco) to reduce our inlet supply from 12 bar to 4 bar.

The pump cost 250,000 gbp. Th after sales service from Angloco has been first class. We will be lucky enough to take delivery of our second new engine on Tuesday nxt week. It is also from Angloco. This new pump carries 6000 litres water with a small 2000 litre foam tank. The new pump is going to cost us 125,000 gbp.