Service vehicles
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service has a range of vehicles in its fleet to help respond to a wide variety of different incident, emergency and rescue situations. From the familiar fire engine to specialist vehicles like the high volume water carriers and Animal Rescue Unit.
Our vehicles not only play a part in firefighting nationally, but carry out many, many lifesaving rescues a year in the county. They are an integral part of the Service and the most recognisable part of Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Rosenbauer
In March 2019 the Service introduced eleven Rosenbauer Advanced Technology (AT) fire engines to its fleet. The first five fire engines were placed at Hanley, Longton, Burton, Cannock and Lichfield Community Fire Stations with the fire engines going ‘on-the-run’ after an extensive training process. The remaining six were placed at Leek, Sandyford, Tamworth, Newcastle, Stafford and Penkridge.
The appliances are fitted with Euro 6 engines which meet the latest Euro emissions standards. This means they are a huge leap towards cleaner transportation and have a reduced impact on the environment. Power and fuel-efficiency are on par with Euro 5 models, but particulate emissions and oxides of nitrogen have been greatly reduced.
Pump Rescue Ladder
The Service has 33 Pump Rescue Ladder Appliances made up of
Rosenbauer AT’s, Scania B type and MAN 4x4.
Pump Rescue Ladders are traditionally crewed by 5 personnel although it can respond with 4 or as a TRV with 3. PRL’s will respond to a raft
of incidents either as the primary resource or to support special appliances such as the Animal Rescue Unit and the Water Rescue
Unit.








Aerial Ladder Platform
The Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP) provides local, regional and national
provision for safe system of working at height. It provides support to operational personnel for difficult areas for working at height where normal working at height equipment would be ineffective.
The Rescue Ladder has a maximum working height of 32 metres and maximum side outreach at cage rail of 18.3 metres with 360 degree rotation. The water tower can provide water from varying heights utilised as a rising main for incidents involving high rise buildings.
The Service has two ALP vehicles at Burton-on-Trent and Longton but has a capital programme which is committed to bring in two new ALPs in the next few years.
Support vehicles
Animal Rescue Unit
The Animal Rescue vehicle is based at Cannock Community Fire Station and is a Mercedes Sprinter chassis, having a crew cab designed to accommodate a crew of up to 6.
The vehicle has off-road capability and a wide range of general firefighting kit. It's dual purpose equipped with comprehensive large animal rescue capability supporting specialist animal rescue trained personnel.


Water carrier
Crewed by two personnel, the Water Carrier holds 8,500 litres of water in a specialist triple axel MAN tanker appliance. It is used to provide bulk water/foam to fire crews in areas of poor water supply such as rural areas or motorways.
The Service has two Water Carriers in Cannock and Cheadle.
Damage Limitation Unit
Based at Hanley Station, the Damage Limitation Unit is essentially a demountable hook and eye pod system, where the pod, which contains the equipment, can be lowered to ground level giving easy access to the equipment.
The unit can respond to various incidents and as the name suggests it carries equipment designed to limit damage by means of salvage operations. It also plays a primary role at spillage incidents whether this be hazardous materials or innate substances.
The vehicle is sponsored by the Environment Agency.
