Fire Engine Restoration Society
The first of the Fire-Aid International Fire Engine Restoration Societies is the Southampton and Portsmouth Fire Engine Restoration Society known as " SAPFERS."
This organisation operates under the umbrella of Fire-Aid International but is a society in its own right. The aims of SAPFERS are:
1) To locate, obtain and restore fire appliances and equipment which have been operational at fire stations in Southampton or Portsmouth.
2) To use these fire appliances to organise or support fund raising activities to benefit fire related or non fire related good causes in southern Hampshire.
3) To use these fire appliances to explain the history and development of firefighting in Hampshire.
4) In conjunction with the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service, to further the aims of the Fire Safety awareness campaign.
Fire appliances will be loaned to worthwhile causes to be used for fund raising purposes. Volunteers are urgently needed and should contact the Co-ordinator.
