Surrey Fire & Rescue

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Fire service historian and author

Roger Mardon

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This 2004 Vauxhall Astra estate car

(LY04 BYT) stationed at Walton-on-Thames is designated a borough support unit.

RX55 EZR, seen here at Reigate, is one of six 2006 Scania P94-260 / John Dennis Coachbuilders water tender ladders on the run in Surrey.

Four pump/water carrier bodies, as seen here, have been ordered. These are fitted with a Godiva 2010 pump and carry 4,500 litres (1,000 gals) of water, 80 litres of foam type A and 130 litres of type B. The roof monitor will deliver either 450 lpm or 900 lpm and the appliance can pump on the move.

Two rescue tender bodies have been ordered and one of the chassis is fitted with a HIAB crane. In the summer when heath land fires are prevalent it will be possible to run three appliances as pump/water carriers and one as a rescue tender but in the winter two can be run as rescue tenders and two as pump/water carriers.

In 2009 Surrey acquired four Mercedes-Benz Unimog U5000 chassis with interchangeable bodies by TVAC. Delivery of these appliances was delayed because they were caught up in the TVAC administration proceedings. The chassis are 4x2 drive with a 4-wheel drive option. Seen here in September 2009 is one of the two by then delivered, AJ58 PXC. The other was AJ58 PXB.