Buckfastleigh fire station is soon to receive a new fire engine.

A post on their Facebook page described its capabilities: “It will give us further fire fighting capabilities like a larger 13.5m ladder, a separate portable pump, a battery powered smoke clearance fan, larger water carrying capacity, air bags for lifting, struts to stabilise a vehicle on its side, more hose and two hose reels and many more.”

An extended drill night was a familiarisation session using some of the new equipment, the next step is driver training for the larger appliance before they receive it ready to serve the town and surrounding areas.