J370VLS has a 150 gallon water tank and a portable pump in a locker. the portable pump used to be plumbed in but now has to be carried to the rear of the appliance and connected up.

1992? to 2004                      Central Scotland Fire Brigade

17/9/2004 to                        Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service

Establishment 2000

                                                                                    Equipment                                                                                             Volunteer

                                                                                    1 Light Fire Appliance                                                                         1 Leading Firefighter
                                                                                                                                                                                                    6 Firefighters

I was once talking to a friend from Tyndrum, who mentioned that he was part of the voluntary fire brigade service there. I expressed some surprise by saying that I had not realized that he was involved with that. My friend then told me that the leader of the fire brigade was another guy who was actually known to me as a client.
‘How did he become the leader of the fire brigade?’ I asked in all my innocence.
‘He was the only one who had a tow bar on his car,’ was the perhaps inevitable Highland reply. I compared that with the qualifications no doubt needed by the leader of the fire service in, for example, New York.
(Once Bitten, Twice Fined by Graeme H Pagan. Page 150.)

If you know of any mistakes in this or have any additional information please let me know.

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