Firestyle Magazine Issue 7 - Spring 2017 | Page 8

FIRE SERVICE RELATED New slimline fire engine piloted in Hampshire A new fire engine is being piloted on the county’s roads that will enable crews to respond to incidents more quickly. This vehicle, the First Response Capability (FRC), is being trialled in Alton, where it will be evaluated by firefighters on the ground. It comes following approval of the Integrated Risk Management Plan, created as part of the Risk Review project, to improve the service and make it more efficient. Historically all frontline appliances were mobilised to incidents with no less th