page_title: London Fire Brigade appliances
section_title: Fireboat
hierarchical_section_title: London Fire Brigade appliances / Fireboat
caption_attribution_description: London Fire Brigade fireboat, River Thames, London
context_page_description: The London Fire Brigade, one of the largest fire and rescue services in the world, operates a large and diverse fleet of vehicles, known as appliances, all carrying a varied range of specialised equipment and apparatus for use in firefighting and rescue operations.
  From 2002 to 2010, the LFB replaced much of its older fleet of appliances, which were typically based on Volvo FL chassis, with modernised Mercedes-Benz Atego vehicles. This included over 200 new Mercedes fire engines, command units, and other support vehicles.
context_section_description: London's two fireboats are called Fireflash and Firedart, both based at the Lambeth river station. Firedart is used in daily operation, while Fireflash is reserved for training exercises and a spare.
  Built in 1999 by Northumberland-based shipbuilder Alnmaritec, they are used for a variety of incidents, such as people stranded in the River Thames, fires on boats, crashed boats, and riverside property on fire.
caption: One of London's two fireboats
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