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this is based at romford isn't it?

Plus, what are people's opinions on the AS ladder beam gantries?

Added by Paul Hillstead on 31 May 2007.

Paul, for those of us from the rural "Pumper-and-Tanker" FD's & etc; what is your AS Ladder Beam Gantry ? It does sounds like an interesting new development.
Regards, from across The Pond,

Added by Pat_R-B on 25 April 2008.

will explaine about the angus sacol ladder beam ganrties when u cet 15 mins. to spare, as soon as possible.

FrPaul Hillstead Sen me an e-mail to remind me of the question you want answering, or better still An E-mail address direct to you Your home /personnal address and i will explain all about the beam gantries. is that ok

I have somewhere brochures of the gantries and I will try to mail them to you mate...

Regard to you all,
Paul Micael Hillstead


Added by Paul Michael Hillstead on 02 May 2008.

Does anyone have any literature re: AS ladder beam gantries that I could take a look at, as I do have a big intrest in the things! Thank, Paul.

Added by Paul M. Hillstead on 08 November 2009.

What other pods do the PMs carry?

Added by David jones on 15 June 2010.

David - According to the 2004 fleet list, they had;

- Command Unit Bodies
- Damage Control Bodies
- Bulk Foam Bodies
- Breathing Apparatus Tender Bodies
- Hose Layer Bodies
- Major Incident Conference Unit Bodies
- Operational Support Bodies

Bodies referring to pods of course.

Added by Wilf Weston on 24 February 2023.

Interesting how much the variety of pods has grown in the past twenty years. Some European fire services in large cities now identify over thirty different types. Without listing everything, the major explosion of new additions includes several different types and levels of hazmat containers, flood abatement, boat carriers, chemical and nuclear incident units, the Hytrans system, water tankers, different special extinguishing media containers, lighting and ventilation units, emergency generators, R and R modules, crane tenders and a wide variety of special rescue containers as well as both open and enclosed general purpose pods which can be custom loaded with virtually anything.

Clearly, the pod concept - which was first developed in the seventies - has enabled fire services to greatly expand their capabilities, without the cost of having to buy complete vehicles to cover all of these different roles.

Added by Rob Johnson on 25 February 2023.

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