A bulk foam unit (BFU) may be summoned to incidents that require a large amount of foam to support operations involving large-scale flammable liquid fires. An example would be a plane crash or chemical fire where a major foam attack would be undertaken.
The LFB currently operates three of these vehicles, based at Sutton, Finchley and Barking. Based on the Mercedes-Benz Actros, they can transport a variety of fuel firefighting media and application equipment in 1,000-litre containers or on 1-tonne pallets. These can be removed from the transporter by a forklift truck and transported around the fireground as required.
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