PHOTO ALBUM

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2001 - 2003 - 2004 UK

April 2011

FSFOR Russian Member Denis Sebentsov with the Moscow Federal Fire Service Deputy Chief, assisting Martin Johnson with a presentation on fire behaviour training.

April 2011

FSFOR Member Martin Johnson, centre, providing practical advice and exchanging ideas on training rigs with Dmitry Shtyrov, Moscow Federal Fire Service.

February 2008

26th February - FSFOR sends a further three Dennis Appliances to Russia.

Seen here on at Shoreham Airport in West Sussex, before being driven by Trust members to the ferry at Sheerness in Kent.

February 2008

From the left, Brian Wickings,
Chris Holgate, Simon Boyling,
Roy Stephens, Roy Barraclough and Darren Wickings line-up for the local media at Shoreham Airport before starting off for the ferry at Sheerness in Kent.

FSFOR wishes to thank Shoreham Airport and the Rescue & Firefighting Service for their assistance with storage for the three vehicles before shipping.

February 2008

All three vehicles in the February 2008 convoy are Boughton bodied Dennis fire engines, the earliest registration, G264 VBP.

2nd January 2008

Crew from Station 7 in Kursk after a fire fought in a temperature of -22ºc

Protective clothing supplied by
WSF&RS and FSFOR

2007

Station 7 Kursk Crews during a visit to Kursk by the Minister for Emergencies.

Helmets provided by FSFOR

E612JBP

November 2005

November 2005

G264VBP

February 2008

February 2008

November 2005

February 2008

November 2005

December 2005

Four former West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service Dennis fire appliances start the long journey from Sussex to Kursk.

Complete with ladders, portable pumps and generators. The shipment also included a sea container with 1000 pairs of almost new fire boots, 450 sets of personal protective clothing, 80 fire helmets, 125 chemical protection suits, 25 gas protection suits, resuscitation equipment, radiation meters and assorted vehicle spares.

December 2005

Having cleared customs at
St Petersburg, a convoy of 3 of the Dennis appliances leaves the docks for a local fire station to await the arrival of the fourth vehicle, due to arrive the following week, before being driven to the Town of Kursk.

December 2005

Journeys end for our first convoy.
 One of the Dennis being reversed into an appliance bay on arrival in the Town of Kursk. The long and difficult drive illustrated by the condition of the front of the vehicle.

2001

First meeting with the Russian Fire Service at the Kursk meeting of the All Russia Fire Service Sports Competition. It was Sergei Prokopov, then Deputy Chief Fire Officer Federal Fire Service Kursk, who first suggested it would be good to create some formal links.