The brand new turntable ladder based at Doncaster station was called out to its first incident yesterday evening.
At 6:20pm on Thursday fire crews attended a fire at a derelict farm building on Moor Road in Thorne, Doncaster. The turntable ladder along with crews from Thorne, Doncaster, Askern and a fire engine from Humberside were at the scene.
The fire was well developed when crews arrived, with the roof of the building well alight. The turntable ladder was able to tackle the fire from above quickly extinguishing the flames.
South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue has bought two turntable ladders at a combined cost of £1.2 million. The other vehicle is based at Parkway fire station in Sheffield.
Area Manager Phil Shillito said: “Aerial appliances are important vehicles because they allow us to tackle fires from above and rescue people from height in a way we are not able to do with a traditional fire engine.
“These turntable ladders were chosen with the help of the people who will use them every day- frontline firefighters. The overwhelming feedback was that these appliances are the best specification vehicles currently on the market.”
“We have a long history of using the very best resources to provide emergency cover to the people of South Yorkshire. These vehicles are testament to the fact that, in spite of the current challenging economic backdrop, we will continue to provide the very best firefighting resources to our frontline crews,” said Phil.