A high-volume pumping unit (HVPU) is a large fire appliance supplied by the government to UK fire brigades, as part of the New Dimension scheme to help better-equip the fire services to respond to large-scale disasters and terrorist attacks.
It carries a submersible pump, supplying water from any open source to the fireground, a generator that pumps up to 8,000 l/min (twice as much as a typical standard fire engine), a hose box module, and ancillary equipment.
London currently has nine of these HVPUs.
Outside of London, these vehicles proved invaluable in response to the UK floods in 2007.
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