My granddad was a firefighter in the 70s my dad said he used to pick him up from school in the Dennis or Bedford fire engine from( my granddad was a voluntary fire fighter)
What we see here is a pump from Wrexham going over to Ruthin to provide fire cover for that area because Ruthin are most likely committed at a large or drawn-out incident. Ruthin's neighbouring stations might also be in attendance at the incident. This scenario would leave a considerable shortage of fire cover in that area which must be corrected. So another station, in this case, Wrexham, send one of their three pumps to Ruthin on "stand-by". There they will respond to any shouts that come in, shouts that normally Ruthin or their immediate neighbours would respond to. And they'll do it much quicker, than they would were they to respond from their home station. In my county (Staffordshire) whenever the pumps of a wholetime station are anticipated to be committed at an incident for 30 minutes or more, a pump from a neighbouring station goes on stand-by duties there. For example: Burton-upon-Trent's usual stand-by support would be a pump from either Tutbury, Abbots Bromley or Barton-under-Needwood. Because the likelihood of a treble 9 call coming in in Burton is far higher than it is for those three quiet villages near Burton. When there's a particularly large incident with many fire engines in attendance fire brigades can find themselves very stretched indeed. So often you'll see a fire engine from another brigade drafted in to provide fire cover standing-by at a station many miles from home.
@@YelpBullhorn This was routine all the time in Merseyside in the 1990s but nowadays crews are stretched so thin I just don't think it happens. Up to 1999 south Liverpool was covered by 4 stations with 8 pumps available 24/7. In 2023 there's just 2 stations with 3 pumps to cover the same area. An incident a few years back required an aerial ladder platform. All Merseyside's were at an incident at the docks. An ALP from Greater Manchester responded from over 20 miles away. Sadly there were 2 fatalities who were deceased when the first crews arrived so the late arrival of the ALP made no difference.
That is the fanciest turnout printer ever lol
My granddad was a firefighter in the 70s my dad said he used to pick him up from school in the Dennis or Bedford fire engine from( my granddad was a voluntary fire fighter)
Visited there 30 years ago, had a retired friend ,Charley,
Nice one 👍🙂🚒
Awesome video
This is an awesome looking station. Great video.
Do they stay at different stations not just one
They belong to that station I don’t know weather they stay there
What we see here is a pump from Wrexham going over to Ruthin to provide fire cover for that area because Ruthin are most likely committed at a large or drawn-out incident. Ruthin's neighbouring stations might also be in attendance at the incident. This scenario would leave a considerable shortage of fire cover in that area which must be corrected. So another station, in this case, Wrexham, send one of their three pumps to Ruthin on "stand-by". There they will respond to any shouts that come in, shouts that normally Ruthin or their immediate neighbours would respond to. And they'll do it much quicker, than they would were they to respond from their home station. In my county (Staffordshire) whenever the pumps of a wholetime station are anticipated to be committed at an incident for 30 minutes or more, a pump from a neighbouring station goes on stand-by duties there. For example: Burton-upon-Trent's usual stand-by support would be a pump from either Tutbury, Abbots Bromley or Barton-under-Needwood. Because the likelihood of a treble 9 call coming in in Burton is far higher than it is for those three quiet villages near Burton.
When there's a particularly large incident with many fire engines in attendance fire brigades can find themselves very stretched indeed. So often you'll see a fire engine from another brigade drafted in to provide fire cover standing-by at a station many miles from home.
@@YelpBullhorn with west sussex, i believe it is only 16 minutes
@@YelpBullhorn This was routine all the time in Merseyside in the 1990s but nowadays crews are stretched so thin I just don't think it happens. Up to 1999 south Liverpool was covered by 4 stations with 8 pumps available 24/7. In 2023 there's just 2 stations with 3 pumps to cover the same area. An incident a few years back required an aerial ladder platform. All Merseyside's were at an incident at the docks. An ALP from Greater Manchester responded from over 20 miles away. Sadly there were 2 fatalities who were deceased when the first crews arrived so the late arrival of the ALP made no difference.
Going out for a Sunday drive i the country no resh at all
They were on standby
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