Appliances

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service operate two types of general fire appliance, the Rescue Pump and the Water Tender. For flexibility, each appliance type is fundamentally the same but the equipment that they carry differs slightly. Externally, there is little difference although one of the more obvious differences is that a 10.0 metre ladder is kept on the Water Tender and a 13.5 metre ladder is used on the Rescue Pump. The Rescue Pump also has a bias towards carrying more rescue equipment for use for traffic collisions as well as fire fighting.

The Service has traditionally used a variety of appliances from Dennis (now supplied by Alexander Dennis) but since 2004, there has been a progressive move towards Scania appliances.

Below are links to each of the current serving ECFRS appliances and some older, withdrawn appliances.