SUMBURGH AIRPORT

 

 

 

Stations

 

 

 

 

 

Officer in Charge

 

 

2005 to ?                 Senior Airport Fire Officer Justin Eldridge

30/6/2021                Airport Fire and Operations Manager Jamie Collins (Wears Watch Manager rank markings)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appliances

 

 

Fire 1

Fire 2

Fire 3

Fire 4

Ops 1

Ops 2?           

Fast Rescue Craft

1995

J514FST

K518LST

K519LST

LVS440V

L711HPS

J57FPS

 
2005 J514FST  K518LST K519LST H538BJK SY52EGV P817FAS Boat
2011 J514FST K519LST K519LST H538BKJ SX52CZP   Boat
2019 SP64CTK SY64BLJ ? ? ?   ?

 

 

 

LVS440V

Leyland Leopard/Plaxton

ESV

H538BJK Volvo FL7/HIAL 18,000 litres WrC

J57FPS

Land Rover Defender SWB

GPV

J514FST

Gloster Saro Highlander Protector MK2 4x4

RIV

K518LST

Gloster Saro Highlander Protector MK2 4x4

RIV

K519LST

Gloster Saro Highlander Protector MK2 4x4

RIV

L711HPS

Land Rover Defender SWB

GPV

P817FAS Land Rover 110 GPV OP

SX52CZP

Land Rover 110 Station wagon

Ops 1

SY52EGV Land Rover 130 Defender Pickup GPV OP
  Sea Rider FRC
  Red Bay Stormforce 8.4M Rescue Boat FRC
SP64CTK Iturri Toro 4x4 RIV
SY64BLJ Iturri Toro 4x4 RIV

 

 

 

VEHICLE DETAILS –VOLVO FL7 WATER TENDER (FIRE 4)

 

Vehicle Reg No.   H 538 BKJ

 

Water Carrying Capacity - 18500 Litres

 

Other Details

·        Main Pump – PTO Driven

·        2 x 65mm Outlets from pump

·        Pump output – 2890 Litres per minute

·        No foam carried, replenishment of Protector Appliances is the main purpose of Fire 4, not fire fighting.

·        Replenishment of Protector takes approx 1.5 Minutes

·        LPP carried on Fire 4 also for water relays or additional pumping requirements

·        Hose reel jet sited behind cab

·        11 lengths of 70mm hose and 3 lengths of 45mm carried on racks at rear of appliance.

·        4 lengths of hard suction for LPP carried

·        2 Acron f/f branches carried

 

 

 

Notes

 

 

?                               Highlands & Islands Airports Fire Service

 

 

Sumburgh is a CAT 5 airport.

 

Had MHM962L Thorncroft/Carmichael Crash Tender at some point.

 

Seven of HIAL's 11 airports have water rescue provision, including rescue crafts, a jet ski and a mud rescue team. They are at Sumburgh, Barra, Benbecula, Dundee, Islay, Kirkwall and Stornoway.

(The Aberdeen Press and Journal, 24/10/2019)

 

 

 

 

 

If you know of any mistakes in this or have any additional information please let me know.

 

 

 

 

 

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