Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Fire Flash

Fire Flash fire boat, Albert Embankment, Lambeth, London

“Fire Flash” fire boat
Albert Embankment
Lambeth
London, September 2014

“A fire engine on the water. Our current fire boats were specially built for London Fire Brigade. They are a class of boat called a ‘Wave Patroller’, and each has a slightly different specification. Fire Dart and Fire Flash are both fast twin-engined, single-hulled landing crafts. They have been designed with shallow draft – a flat bottom – for use on rivers and inland waterways. Both have a reinforced keel, so we can ‘beach’ the boats on the Thameside and lower our access ramp without harm.” (Fire boats, London Fire Commissioner)

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