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what is the Light Rescue Project?

Added by Les Davis on 24 October 2011.

i am pretty sure the highlands and islands fire and rescue service have these and have done so for many years , as have strathclyde although theirs were on mercedes chassis

Added by Alan on 24 October 2011.

Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service started building their midi appliances on Isuzu chassis, the first one had a crew cab built by a company called Whiteacres with the appliance body built in house, the other two Isuzu's in the fleet had crew cabs built by Emergency one with the appliance body built in house. As far as I am aware they have only one appliance on a Mitsubishi chassis

Added by Paul Staniland on 24 October 2011.

The LRP seems same like the Brunei Light Pumper (LP) which used the Reynolds Boughton chassis in the 1980s. As it proved success they continued it using the Ford Trader, Isuzu NPR and Mitsubishi Canter medium duty truck chassis.

Added by Bomba Boy on 28 October 2011.

Similar chassis are of course used extensively across Japan, because the compact dimensions are necessary in light of the extremely narrow streets in most urban areas there. The roles of pumper and rescue truck remain separate, however, as they once were everywhere else. The main reason is that these small vehicles just do not have enough space to accommodate everything needed to perform both roles adequately.

Added by Rob Johnson on 24 August 2014.

these are an excellent appliance and ideal for brigades loking to save money without capability for a variety of reasons , many scottish brigades have used this type with great success , the japanese chassis is pretty much a modern bedford light TK / gamecock , rugged reliable and unbreakable , non hgv yet carrying all the kit needed for first strike or indeed only strike at fires/rtc , the H&I have used them for a very long time and I am surprised some suth coast brigades spent money trialling them when all they had to do was pick up the phone and ask , all that is missing is some never used kit such as 135 ladder (9.5 is the most common used -when did anyone last pitch one in anger?)chemical suits etc , they worked out what was used the most and put it on and havent as far as I am aware had any issues with that as a full size pump is never that far away , they are also ideal in the city enviornament for not only narrow streets and roads but for gong into padrestrian precincts and asi have witnessed into a games hall at a school!, a great idea we should make a lot more use of , on two pump retained for instance one could be this , on quiet retained /vol similarily so as in the H&I , as long as they are not put where there would be issues regarding what they lack and it isnt much very very good idea , and best of all no lgv licence required so especially retained who have a lot of issues with drivers and getting people through the test its a godsend , i work for H&I and know these firsthand although I am wholetime I have worked with them and am impressed by thier speed and agility , lack of height and ease of driving , more are ordered I believe and so thier should be , way better idea than the Carp!

Added by Donny on 31 August 2014.

Donny - do you have any update on these?

Added by Rob Johnson on 02 March 2018.

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