GUYANA FIRE SERVICE
The Guyana Fire Service has benefited from a considerable input of UK government funding which provided a number of fire appliances plus a large amount of equipment. The aid package followed a fact finding tour of the South American country's fire brigade by Bournemouth based fire consultant Simon H. Adamson. Fire-Aid International sourced the appliances and where necessary carried out refurbishment before shipping the vehicles via the Port of Felixstowe, UK to Georgetown, Guyana. Some of the vehicles and a quantity of equipment, including breathing apparatus, were donated by UK fire brigades. This is an ongoing project. Three pumping appliances which were donated by brigades are illustrated on this page - other appliances were purchased from Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Essex and Buckinghamshire.
1979 Dodge G13 Commando / Carmichael water tender ladder DKG 37V was donated by the Mid Glamorgan Fire Service (now part of the South Wales Fire Service) in 1993. The appliance served at Maesteg and then Abercynon; registered in Guyana as PEE 1989, it went on the run at the Central Fire Station, Georgetown and was transferred to Timehri Airport. Two identical appliances (DKG 39 & 40V) were also purchased from the Mid Glamorgan Fire Service.
1979 Bedford TKG / HCB-Angus CSV (crew safety vehicle) water tender EKM 316T was donated by the East Sussex Fire Brigade in 1993. The appliance was new to the Kent Fire Brigade who, two years later, sold it to East Sussex where it served at Eastbourne and then Battle; registered in Guyana as PEE 1991, it went on the run at Timehri Airport. 1976 Bedford TK / HCB-Angus water tender PUF 419R (Halton and The Ridge) was also donated by East Sussex - PEE 1990 went on the run at Leonora.
1983 Bedford TKG / HCB-Angus HSC (high strength cab) water tender ladder ODE 201Y was donated by the Dyfed Fire Brigade (now part of the Mid and West Wales Fire Brigade) in 1993. It served at Carmarthen; registered in Guyana as PEE 3551, it went on the run at Georgetown Central.