DFRS LEUCHARS
Category 4A Airfield.
Stations
? to ? Next to main Entrance (there 1951)
? to Middle of runway below the Control Tower (there 2010)
Officer in Charge
2010 Station Manager David Gillispie
Appliances
Crash 1? Crash 2? Crash 3? Crash 4?
1953 Jeep Gas Truck Foam Tender Foam Tender
Crash 1 Crash 2 Crash 3 Crash 4 ISV Spare
1993 09AY90 09AY91 02AY10 FoT MK 9 None 17RN51
2010 RH06AA PA99AA 38AY90 None SP09OSX None
? Jeep Rescue
? Austin Gas Truck
? Ford V8 FoT
? Ford V8 FoT
? Land Rover Rescue
02AY10 Unipower/Gloster Saro MK 11 FoT
09AY90 Rangerover/Carmichael TACR2 RIV
09AY91 Rangerover/Carmichael TACR2 RIV
17RN51 Thornycroft/Dennis MK9 FoT
38AY90 Carmichael/Unipower MFV
PA99AA Carmichael/Unipower MFV
RH06AA Alvis RIV
SP09OSX Ford Transit Luton Van ISV
Notes
In 1951 the appliances were two Foam Tenders which were War Office Type 1A1, Ford six wheelers with V8 engines. They carried 300g of water and 100g of foam and the pump could deliver 1700gpm of foam.
A rescue appliance which was a Jeep and was later replaced with a Land rover. An Austin Gas truck which carried twenty four CO2 cylinders in four banks of six so you could discharge multiples of six cylinders. Finally a Water Carrier which was a 500g Tanker. (ex Fireman Jimmy Miller)
There are five watches with crewing of
|
Category |
Minimum Crew |
RIVs |
MFVs |
|
3A |
6 |
1 |
1 |
|
4A |
10 |
1 |
2 |
|
5A |
12 |
1 |
3 |
if not enough crew more are brought in on overtime and if Cat 5A is required another MFV is brought to station in advance, normally one of the spares from Lossiemouth or Kinloss.
The Fire Station Manager is a Group Manager and the Deputy Fire Station Manager is a Station Manager.
The RIV also provides fire cover for the domestic side of the base until the Local Authority Brigade arrives when they hand over to them and return to the Operational side of the base.
If you know of any mistakes in this or have any additional information please let me know.