Kent Builds a Mobile Fire Station
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TSED as a control unit when dealing %—dwith large outbreaks, a mobile station based on an old Leyland petrolengined double-decker has been put into service by Kent Fire Brigade.
The lower deck is divided into a control room and an operations room, and both have two-way radio equipment and .facilities for linking with G.P.Q. telephone lines. The operations room has been designed for the direction of fire-fighting, and has a full set of maps and scheduled details of water supplies and special fire risks throughout the county.
The upper deck comprises a galley and a combined mess and rest room. Equipped with stainless-steel and aluminium fittings, the galley has gas, water and electricity laid on. A cook is able to prepare meals for several men. The adjoining compartment is fitted with six folding bunks and two concealed washbasins. Collapsible dining tables are provided.
Current for the interior strip lighting and other equipment is supplied by heavy-duty batteries. Calor-gas containers and a 75-gallon water tank are carried. All compartments are airconditioned. The vehicle is also used for publicity purposes.