Old fire engine delivered from Herefordshire to Poland to support Ukraine firefighters

An old fire engine from Herefordshire has been sent to Ukraine.

Following a request from the Home Office and National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC), all UK Fire Services were asked to donate any equipment and vehicles that were due to be replaced, decommissioned or disposed of to Ukraine’s Firefighters. 

Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service have donated a fire engine that has recently been removed from the fleet at end of life, and several tonnes of spare or end of life equipment to help firefighters in Ukraine deal with the impacts of the Russian invasion of their country.

The equipment was loaded on pallets and sent ahead earlier last week and the fire engine left the HWFRS early on Friday morning en-route to Kent with 21 other vehicles donated by UK Fire Services, before continuing onwards to Poland through France and Germany as part of a convoy of 22 vehicles, including donated fire service vehicles, also laden with equipment, from across the UK.

Today - the convoy arrived in East Poland where the truck and equipment was handed over to Polish firefighters.