We are able to supply Fire Cover for Steam Engine Shows as well as water carrier services (for the steam engines). We can even provide arena events to show and demonstrate various aspects of a Fire and Rescue Service.

The Volvo Water Carrier in attendance

The Volvo Water Carrier at a steam show

The Water Carrier providing water to one of the steam engines

Wessex Fire and Rescue Service providing fire cover and water carrier support

Wessex Fire and Rescue Service providing fire cover and water carrier support

For further details on our Steam Show Cover, please contact us.

Wessex Fire and Rescue Service have many years' experience of providing fire cover for events like helicopter pleasure flights, to full-blown air shows.

We can provide aviation fire cover with our wide range of fire appliances, including our dedicated, fully kitted TACAR 2 airport fire truck and our new addition the Full-Size Mercedes 4x4.

Below are a few examples of recent fire cover we have provided.

Helicopter cover in Wales	At the hotel landing site. This site could hold up to 4 helicopters	The Brava 4x4 can be used for any type of event cover	Helicopters landing and taking off	Helicopters landing and taking off
Testing the equipment on the Brava 4x4 prior to the helicopters landing	TACAR 2 fully kitted airport fire truck	Wessex Fire and Rescue Service provided fire cover for Air Harrods	Hot fire training at Bristol Airport	Practising a jet engine fire on the hot fire rig
The Brava 4x4 is capable of carrying 110 gallons of water and 35 litres of foam. It can also transport a crew of 5.	Practising a split flange fire	Cooling the fuel lines on the split flange fire	Private helicopter hire covered by Wessex Fire and Rescue Service	1 of the VIP helicopters used to fly the guests at the World Rally Championships in Wales
The Mercedes Full-Size 4x4 Fire Appliance	The Mercedes Full-Size 4x4 can carry salvage sheet, chimney gear, tear drop shields, first aid equipment, breaking-in tools, various rescue lines, water rescue gear, lifejackets, airlines and air tools	The Mercedes Full-Size 4x4 Fire Appliance	The Mercedes Full-Size 4x4 can carry salvage sheet, chimney gear, tear drop shields, first aid equipment, breaking-in tools, various rescue lines, water rescue gear, lifejackets, airlines and air tools	The Mercedes Full-Size 4x4 Fire Appliance

For further information on our Aviation Fire Cover, please contact us.

Wessex Fire and Rescue Service was proud to provide cover for British Steam Car Challenge (for more details see www.steamcar.co.uk).

Below is a selection of photos from the event. The big question is did they break the record?

The cover vehicles for the British Steam Car Challenge	The British Steam Car Challenge	The British Steam Car Challenge	The British Steam Car Challenge	The British Steam Car Challenge
The British Steam Car Challenge	The British Steam Car Challenge	The British Steam Car Challenge	The British Steam Car Challenge	The Steam Car reached over 80 mph and was a great success - congratulations!

Wessex Fire and Rescue Service were called out to assist with a fire at the Severnside recycling depot in Taplow. Fire crews had to work throughout the weekend tackling the blaze which started on a Friday afternoon.

An estimated 600 tonnes of paper and cardboard was destroyed in the fire and at its height, flames reached up to 21 metres in to the air.

Below are a selection of photos from the Severnside Depot during the fire, shown with kind permission from Chris and Simon Rowley, Severnside and Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue (all photos by Simon Rowley of Fire Aid International).

Wessex Fire and Rescue Service, Pro Fire and Fire Aid International on the scene	Sopley and Buckinghamshire Fire Appliances	Surveying the task ahead	1 of 10 pumps from Bucks Fire	Wessex Fire and Rescue Pump
3 more of the Bucks' Trucks	Bucks had 10 pumps on a 4 hour shift turnover, for 4 days (24 hours a day)!	Every 4 hours we had 20 pumps on-site	That meant there were plenty of fire crews too.	The fire kept burning day and night
Everywhere you looked there was fire. 36 hours later it was still burning	The Wessex crew hosing the area	Lighting the area for the crews to work	The Volvo was in attendance for 5 days, working day and night	The Wessex Landrover was on hand for the equipment and transport assistance (and of course for the all important role of refreshments for the crews!)