Kent Fire and Rescue Service - Support Appliances

Support Appliances

Alongside Kent Fires front line Fire fighting appliances there are various support appliances stationed around the county these are;

Water Unit - Located at Larkfield and Ashford and crewed by Part Time Firefighters and are mobilised when water supplies are not sufficient. Based on a Scania chassis they carry 11000 litres of water and 2 dams.

Water Management Unit - Located at Tunbridge Wells and Faversham and crewed by Part Time Firefighters these machines carry larger diameter hose and 4 Light Portable Pumps and are usually used at larger incidents where water supplies are not sufficient or water relays are needed, it is also mobilised with a supporting pump and is used when the High Volume Pump is mobilised. It was built by Angus Fire and is on a Scania chassis.

Aerial Ladder Platform - Based at Thanet and Medway and on Scania chassis these are used when a conventional ladder is not sufficient or where a water tower is needed

Turntable Ladder - Based at Ashford and Canterbury and on an unusual Iveco Magirus chassis and is used for high rise rescues and as a water tower.

Fire Fogging Unit - Based on a Vauxhall Brava it houses a small pump ideal for grass and woodland fires

Incident Command Unit - Based at Sittingbourne and on a Scania 94G Prime Mover, it will attend all incidents involving 10 pumps or more.