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What's happening at Event Fire.
EVENT FIRE SERVICES STRENGTHEN THEIR SPECIALIST FLEET
Event Fire Services are proud to announce an addition to their already superbly equipped fleet.
Established in 2005, Event Fire Services has gone from strength to strength in recent years with an event portfolio
which is second to none. To enable us to provide these essential life saving operations, we are totally dependent on
our wide ranging fleet of specialist vehicles.
In recent months we have been able to secure a significant
number of additional event contracts for 2012 and whilst, in the past we have been able to provide services bespoke to your
needs we have now been able to strengthen our fleet even further with the provision of a full sized rescue pump.
The Dennis Sabre fire truck has been integrated into the fleet making Event Fire Services one of the most variable
and robust event teams in the United Kingdom.
David Ogden, Managing Director of Event Fire Services
says; “We always have pride in the work we do and the way that we do it and the new addition to our fleet has given
us extra impetus that we needed to provide cutting edge safety operations for some of the largest events in Europe.” We have had a very busy season so far and it's showing signs of continuing through into the autumn, Since adding the ambulance and medical services we have provided several events with a "full cover package"
with fire extinguisher hire, fire crews and appliances, an ambulance and a medical centre with full first aid and paramedic
cover. This has saved the organisers time and money and less problems with just one point of contact. We have succsesfully managed our biggest challenge to date, ensuring the fire safety of festival goers at our largest single
event to date with over 50,000 guests at the "Sonisphere" heavy metal festival.  Below we have our new 08 plate Yamaha Rhino side by side quad, It carries a 250L water
tank with foam capabilities and has 2 hyperfog banches on 30m hosereels, it can also draw from open water for greater
range and flexibility. This vehicle has a fantastic off road capability as well as being road registered and it
is availiable as a standalone appliance or as a supliment to our normal fire appliances. there are a few more pictures
in the Gallery
| New off road vehicle |
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| 4wd with diff locks and full roll cage |
Event fire staff trained in swiftwater rescue. Several staff members are now trained in swiftwater
rescue (see training pics below) this enables us to provide extra safety services at events near rivers and lakes, this will
assist organisers when applying for licences where open water is a concern. There are more swiftwater rescue pics in the gallery
| Swiftwater training |
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The following is an extract from the HSE report into the jet car crash at Elvington, this clearly shows the need for
on site fire & rescue cover combined with medical services.
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Investigation into the accident of Richard Hammond |
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Accident involving |
RICHARD HAMMOND (RH) |
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On |
20 SEPTEMBER 2006 |
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At |
Elvington Airfield, Halifax Way, Elvington |
EFFECTIVENESS of PREVENTIVE MEASURES - taken by dutyholder(s)
1. The fact that RH survived this well publicised, spectacular crash owed much to:
- i. The professionalism and speed of response of the on and off-site paramedic and fire and rescue
services (namely, Inter County Paramedics, Event Fire Services and Yorkshire Air Ambulance) and the treatment that RH received
in the neurological unit a Leeds General Infirmary. The BBC in liaison with PTLE had commissioned on-site provision.
The full report can be read here.
The Richard Hammond crash we attended at Elvington airfield was shown on BBC 2's Topgear program on the 28th of Jan.
We are very happy to have had a part in his rescue, along with Intercounty paramedics.
We would like to wish Richard all the best in the future from all the lads at Event Fire Services.
The crash and pictures of the jet car before and after can be seen from the links below.
The importance of safety crews and paramedics at these type of events is demonstrated clearly on the film below with
our fire appliance reaching the crash site in just seven seconds with the ambulance arriving just after, The county
ambulance and fire service arrived very quickly, but the casualty had already been extricated from the vehicle on a spinal
board and was ready to be loaded onto the air ambulance.
Jet car before and after.
Going Green!
Event Fire Services are proud to announce that as from Jan 07 all our diesel powered vehicles will
be running on biodiesel.
The fuel we are using is a blend of reclaimed and new corn oil and has vastly reduced harmful emmisions
as well as being an easily produced non fossil fuel.
sponsorship opportunity! We provide our services on a cost + basis which enables
small shows and events to have the benefits of an on site fire and rescue team. This means we are able to offer advertising space on our vehicles
and website to help raise further funds for new equipment. We would be especialy pleased to hear from specialist
fire and rescue equipment suppliers and vehicle manufacturers / distributors. In return we can offer advertising
space on our vehicles, fire tunics, shirts and website. Our vehicles have been shown on tv several times including
chanel 4's Monster truck racing series from 2005. (6 half hour shows with the vehicle shown 28 times
in one episode alone, including fighting a monster truck fire) Also more recently we have had a lot of news coverage
on tv and the national newspapers. We also cover the very popular Truckfests at all their uk shows with over 300,000
people attending, with Truckfest Scotland having its own fire service display.
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