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Falkland Islands Stanley Landrover L4P
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No: 5298   Contributor: Pete Matten   Year: 1986   Manufacturer: Land Rover   Country: United Kingdom
Falkland Islands Stanley Landrover L4P

Landrover/Carmichael L4p photographed in the yard of the old fire station in Stanley in 1986......

Stanley,the tiny capitol city of the Falkland Islands was founded in 1844 with the first fire brigade being established on the British Colony in 1898 and was known as the Stanley Volunteer Fire Brigade.After the 1982 conflict with Argentina,the Fire Brigade recieved its first Bedford/Carmichael Type B Water Tender giving it a new lease of life,and then in 1984,the Stanley Fire Brigade recieved its second Bedford/Carmichael Type B Water Tender.These fire appliances are still in use today.The Fire Service was for many years run on a voluntary basis as part of the Public Works Department until 1985 when the Islands Fire & Rescue Service was born and a full time staff of two were employed in conjuction with the Police Force.The service is today a stand alone department comprising 5 full time firemen and 40 retained firemen who are paid an hourly wage,and a retention bonus.The Fire Service today is still based in Stanley and is the only brigade on the Islands,and its worth noting that in 2008,they mark their 110th Anniversary serving the Falkland Islands community of just 3,000 people,but now from a new fire station opened in 1988.......
Picture added on 29 December 2007
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It would be nice to think this Land Rover survives, it is an earlier Series 2 vehicle of 1958-1961 vintage.

Added by Andrew Wright on 02 November 2011.
The vehicle 1962 year still survives, its mine, now has just over 9000miles on the clock but the original chassis and rear coach work is no longer fitted (its stored on a farm so safe enough).
Its looks the same from the front but not from the back!

Added by Ralph on 24 January 2012.
Good news and thank you Ralph.
Andrew.

Added by Andrew Wright on 25 January 2012.
I remember seeing this vehicle when I was stationed at RAF Port Stanley in 86

Added by Gordon Smith on 25 January 2012.
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