New Fire-truck at Fairford and Formal Acknowledgement of Base Change Of Purpose

[thevulcan]

https://www.501csw.usafe.af.mil/News/Ar ... equipment/

Link regarding new fire-trucks at Fairford

The article also states:

This new equipment is part of a broader plan to continue upgrading capabilities at RAF Fairford, as the base transitions its mission from care and maintenance to actively supporting a U-2 squadron and receiving regular bomber deployments from bases in the United States.

Looks like the U2's will be around for a while believe they were quoted to be around for five years at least and there will be more bomber deployment's (4 a year as a minimum).

[Nighthawke]

That is one ugly-looking fire truck - front end anyway!

[FC Rob]

That 'new' Rosenbauer Panther was delivered late last year.

[Vulcanone]

The company that now has the contract for all MoD Fire and Rescue Services has supplied similar to RAF Leeming this summer. It has the ability to cut into a burning airframe should that be needed I believe.

[reaperops]

The company that now has the contract for all MoD Fire and Rescue Services has supplied similar to RAF Leeming this summer. It has the ability to cut into a burning airframe should that be needed I believe.

Thank you for this info. Will this include all USVF bases? I understand RAFL and RAFM are currently joint crewed with UK LNDH/ MOD/ USAF firefighters.

When I saw images of the Fairford appliance being delivered late last year, did wonder why there were not being equipped with the latest Oshkosh Appliances.

[Vulcanone]

I think (??) the USAF bases are exempt still as they provide their own Fire/Crash rescue crews

[Pune]

I think (??) the USAF bases are exempt still as they provide their own Fire/Crash rescue crews

Fire and Rescue crews at RAF Mildenhall are mixed crews..

[wessexspotter]

That is one ugly-looking fire truck - front end anyway!

Has a Mad Max look about it.

[Seacat192]

As far as I know:

The Senior Officers are U.S. Air Force personnel with the Junior Officers and Firefighters supplied by the Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation - previously known as the Defence Fire Service/Defence Fire & Rescue Service.

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It's changed, newbies have been LNDH DoD rather than MoD for a good few years now.

[Seacat192]

It's changed, newbies have been LNDH DoD rather than MoD for a good few years now.

Thanks for that information.

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No problem, it's the same for UK civilians who were previously MoD employees that worked for the USAF but many are now LNDH DoD.

[Pune]

No problem, it's the same for UK civilians who were previously MoD employees that worked for the USAF but many are now LNDH DoD.

Sorry for my ignorance but what is/are 'LNDH'?

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Local National, Direct Hire - they're UK civilians employed directly by the US Government (meaning they don't have any UK employment rights despite living and working in the UK and paying UK taxes etc. etc.!)