Fire engine failures
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west...
So should the CARP be renamed to something very similar?
So should the CARP be renamed to something very similar?
Well they can't say they didn't know about the problem, Dated 6 oct.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshi...
Four fire engines costing £2m have been condemned as unsafe and unreliable, and may lead to a loss of life, the Fire Brigades Union in South Yorkshire said.
A union official said the Combined Aerial Rescue Pumps (CARP) had suffered mechanical breakdowns, fires and were sometimes "unstable" in use.
Official John Gilliver said he had "never seen problems to this level".
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was aware of problems and hoped to resolve them.
Mr Gilliver, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) Secretary for South Yorkshire, said the CARP vehicles had a history of problems, including being too heavy for UK roads when they were delivered and frequent mechanical problems
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshi...
Four fire engines costing £2m have been condemned as unsafe and unreliable, and may lead to a loss of life, the Fire Brigades Union in South Yorkshire said.
A union official said the Combined Aerial Rescue Pumps (CARP) had suffered mechanical breakdowns, fires and were sometimes "unstable" in use.
Official John Gilliver said he had "never seen problems to this level".
South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said it was aware of problems and hoped to resolve them.
Mr Gilliver, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) Secretary for South Yorkshire, said the CARP vehicles had a history of problems, including being too heavy for UK roads when they were delivered and frequent mechanical problems
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