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Staffordshire Fire Brigade, in Stoke on Trente.

Irish_polizei

Yes its an opel insignia!

Kevin3

Great picture! Glad to see new vehicles on the way despite cutbacks. Noticed the long overdue slim lightbar (hopefully LED). Extra lighting in the visor and grill. The circular blues look a lot more integrated into the body too. Noticed the red dot beside the air ID letters which are commonly used in the UK. Does anyone know what this is for? Is it just to be more visible for the helicopter?

Irish_polizei

Irish_polizei wrote: »

Yes its an opel insignia!

I'd guess that it is a uk model brought over for demo purposes.

CharlieCroker

If it was a Uk car, it would be badged vauxhall, not Opel. Looks legit to me anyway.

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:nvwJX8gbE5FNKM::www.topgear.com/uk/tags/Vectra&t=1&usg=AFrqEzfucv0MlT7I8eqkUYaFymaKdlZghg

CharlieCroker

CharlieCroker wrote: »

If it was a Uk car, it would be badged vauxhall, not Opel. Looks legit to me anyway.

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:nvwJX8gbE5FNKM::www.topgear.com/uk/tags/Vectra&t=1&usg=AFrqEzfucv0MlT7I8eqkUYaFymaKdlZghg

Yeah, but how hard is it to change a grill or even just the badge?

Irish_polizei

foreign wrote: »

I'd guess that it is a uk model brought over for demo purposes.

I dont think so foreign, if this was the case she'd be wearing a vauxhall badge !

Edit: CharlieC got there before me!

Drummerboy08

It looks like an Insignia S with a Plus Pack (17" alloys and front fogs get added). Wonder is she diesel? Looks a fairly recent reg too, only up around 33500 at the minute.



This lad here is an SRi, much nicer to drive. Those of ye in the TC should petition for the upgrade!

one2one

maglite

Looks like there is a massive waste of space on the above Truck
, interesting to see lights in the steps, wonder how kick resistant they are.

Hogzy

maglite wrote: »

Looks like there is a massive waste of space on the above Truck
, interesting to see lights in the steps, wonder how kick resistant they are.

THere has to be that much space to allow the ladder to rotate.

BravoMike

The scene of a river rescue in Limerick. The casualty was rescued and taken to hospital.

No offence to anyone in the emergency services, but is that picture above not taking the piss a little? Someone falls/jumps in the river, and the RSU, three fire trucks, an ambulance, two garda cars and a van are on the scene? I really hope it was a slow day.



Another oddity from the Garda open day; they put their three unmarked cars on display... Kind of eliminates the point I thought :P

Tango Alpha 51

KKV,
No it was definitely not a quiet day. There was only 2 ambulances on duty all weekend & we were run off our feet. In reference to your point about being overkill, standard pda for the F&R in Limerick City to any rescue on the river is the 3 vehicles. You are dealing with water, height rescue etc. I'd rather have the extra bodies on hand to assist rather than waiting for backup/assistance from the other ES to arrive. These things garner a big crowd so AGS assistance in dealing with them is useful.

In relation to the unmarked cars, the dog on the street knows that these are AGS vehicles even if they are unmarked BUT!!!! i guarantee you, you'll never know when the serious covert vehicles are about

BravoMike

That incident happened on 3rd September last. Oh and there was an unmarked focus hidden by the fire tender.
That would be a normal turn out to a river rescue in Limerick, river rescue would be on scene shortly afterwards and then still if nothing found the heli would be launched from Shannon. This would all happen in bout 15 minutes of the 999 call.

Here are the new Limerick SAR jet skis.

Zambia

I would never suspect that fiesta as an unmarked.



Taken outside Police one on Friday. Every now and then car makers/sellers give the cops a car that they pay to get converted to a cop car. Lights , decals sirens radios etc. I suspect this is one I have only ever seen it this once.

Turner

Road wars best bits!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LararRbrki0

belacqua_

Couple of holiday schnaps:

DC Metro PD Crown Vics



NYPD Impala

tricky D

From a film set

goldie fish

Took these at the SAR display in cobh a few months ago

SDC11958

SDC11951

SDC11960

SDC11959

SDC11956

Ballyb Rescue

Rescue Helicopter 117 with a Garda Traffic Corps 4x4 at an exercise in Cork

joegriffinjnr

kwalshe

Saw the Opel Insignia Tourer out in the wild yesterday. What a big imposing car. A lot of subtle and also a lot of big LED's all over it.
Some more info on this car here

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/05/gm-launches-police-specification.html

And before anybody starts, I was sitting in traffic and the phone was in it's holder when the picture was taken.

one2one

msg11

This was outside the shop the other day ..

Irish_polizei

Knock one out lads :pac:

Burnt

London Fire Brigade



The Met traffic unit dealing with a crash early in the morning
Taxi and Transit collide after someone runs the lights.

eroo

As for DAA purchasing new vehicles when Shannon Airport is struggling to survive..:eek: Not to mention the pointless upgrading of AFS vehicles as they will only ever be used for training, as in the event of an incident DFB and AGS would take over.

civdef

You are aware that airport fire service vehicles are role specific and that local authority fire services have nothing similar?

(borrowed from blues-twos.com)

Alpha Papa

fire service’ means a service provided in accordance with Chapter 9 of
Annex 14 of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for
response to emergency situations involving aircraft and for first
response to emergencies in aviation-related facilities at an airport.

Above taken Airport Byelaws 1994

Each airport authority or regional airport have to have there own on site fire sevice to obtain there aerodrome licence from the IAA.



(in keeping with rules above.. )
The reason the DAA has invested in new equipment so when you fly out of any of three state airports and if there was a problem, they will be there within 3 minutes or less to assit you with some of the most state of the art fire appliances available. There replacement older ageing appliances that nearly 20 years old or more!

I would like to see a branch line on a local authority tender, putting out a Airbus A330 on fire full of jet fuel..

Local Authority deal with after math etc..

and last thing check previous page.. Clearly the AFRS do more then just training as seen full turn out and control once on the ground of emergency landing of Delta flight.