FOAM SALVAGE TENDERS
Strathclyde inherited 2 purpose built Foam Tenders by Pyrene, which were like Pumps except that it was foam that came out the deliveries, from Glasgow Fire Service along with a Hi-Expansion Foam Unit which was a van and it towed the Hi-Ex Foam Unit which was like a large fan. Hi-Ex foam was used at the STV studios fire where tragically Sub Officer Archibald McLay died on the 3rd November 1969. It was also used on a boat fire. Hi-Ex foam could be used to fill a basement or ship’s hold and then let you walk through it and still be able to breathe.
Foam Appliances
B01 South FGG121C AEC Mercury/Bennett/Pyrene FoT also at D4 (before D3?) at D3
A04 North West FYS879C AEC Mercury/Bennet/Pyrene FoT
A01 Central NGE656F BMC/Bennett Hi-Ex
C04 Paisley SHS721M Ford D0600 HL/FoT then C5 1980
C07 Greenock SHS722M Ford 0910/Fulton & Wylie HL/FoT then D1 1980 as BAT/HL
D04 Irvine North GXH600 Austin K2/Home Office (Ex ATV) FoT
D05 Dreghorn H516CGD Mercedes 811D/Fulton and Wylie FoST
F01 Clydebank H515CGD Mercedes 811D/Fulton and Wylie FoST
Photos of Foam Salvage Tenders