Jupiter

**Jupiter** is the main fire engine of the Pontypandy Fire Station. It is driven to emergencies mostly by Fireman Sam, though the other firefighters have driven it as well.

## Description

The pride of the Pontypandy Fire Service, Jupiter is always on hand to attend all manner of disasters. Expertly driven by Sam and the crew, Jupiter is a welcome sight to anyone in trouble. Always clean and shiny, Jupiter's bright red paintwork and flashing blue lights are a clear sight that help is on the way.

## Episodes Elvis drove Jupiter

* Camping
* Sam's Day Off
* What Goes Up
* Steele Under Par
* High Jinx
* Blow Me Down
* Poorly Penny
* Pontypandy Pioneers
* The Great Fire of Pontypandy
* Lighthouse Lock Out
* To Outfox a Fox
* The Return of Norman-Man
* Heroes of the Storm
* The Break Up
* Alien Alert
* Set For Action!

## Episodes Penny drove Jupiter

* Deep Trouble for Sam
* Ice Cold in Pontypandy (*Reversing only*)
* The Return of Norman-Man
* Cadet Catastrophe
* Set For Action! (Poster only)

## Episodes Ellie drove Jupiter

* Fiery Football
* Big Top Norman
* Set For Action!

## Episodes Station Officer Steele drove Jupiter

* Castles and Kings
* Shape Up and Shine

## Trivia

### Series 1-4

* Jupiter was based on a Bedford TK water tender and could ‘just’ seat up to five people
* Between series 1-3 Jupiters siren was a Whelen Alpha style siren, although no emergency services used this siren until the mid 90s
* In Series 4, the siren tone was lowered.
* Jupiter also had two-tone horns which were only used in Flat Tyre, they are seen either side of the siren
* The lockers contained various random equipment:
	+ a hose-reel in the rear locker (occasionally other equipment such as a gas detector).
	+ a CO2 extinguisher, leggings & boots, a shovel, roll of hose and stirrup pump in the middle locker
	+ in the front locker, they contained an axe, bucket and tarpaulin sheet on the one side and a rope, traffic cones, hard suction hose and a tire repair kit on the opposite
* the pump bay contained a hose-reel switch, pressure lever, two low pressure outlets, two rolls of lay-flat hose and a valveless branch pipe. To the right of the pump bay is the “candy cane” style water level
* there were 2 ladders; a roof ladder (used in Home From Rome) and a standard 9M ladder
* the left side lockers were only used in Snow Business and Flat Tyre.
* Jupiter's call sign was "Jupiter 999".

### Series 5

* Jupiter is now an aerial rescue pump and is loosely based on a Volvo FL6 (retaining the front end of the Bedford TK) and can seat three people.
* The lockers in Jupiter now contain various items and differ in most episodes:
	+ on the right, the hoses, the main pump bay and the extinguishers.
	+ on the left, the hoses, the jaws of life, another pump bay, and a bucket of sand.
	+ at the rear is the elevating ladder controls and a short extension ladder.
* Jupiter now has a hydraulic platform fitted but still retains a short extension ladder
* The siren was replaced with old the two tone horns.
* Jupiter has two blue rotating beacons, and two flashing lights above the grille

### Series 6-Present

* Jupiter's front end is taken from the Volvo FL6 which got modified with new headlamps, a yellow strip and two strobe lights on either side.
* Apart from Sam; Elvis, Penny, Chief Fire Officer Boyce, Ellie and Station Officer Steele have also driven Jupiter to emergencies on many occasions. Steele has also driven it in some of the storybooks from 1990's.
* Jupiter used to have a number plate registration J 999, until it was removed from 2003 onwards along with the other vehicles in the series for unknown reasons.
* Between Series 1-4, Jupiter had four wheels. Since Season 5, it has had six wheels.
* In Series 5 and Paper Plane Down, the striping at the rear was in an upside down V style. Since afterwards, it's been reversed to a V shape
* In Series 10 Jupiter has four noticeable upgrades: the new fire service logos painted on, a new strobe light pattern, the same touch screen system as the Map-screen 700 fixed into the cab and a new interior.
* Since Series 10, Station Officer Steele gets to drive Jupiter.
* In Series 10, the logos on the cab are phosphorescent (can glow in darkness).
* Arnold and Jerry Lee are the only ones so far who have yet to drive Jupiter.
* In Series 11, The blue lights at the rear were fixed
* In Series 11, The lockers have more detail.
* Jupiter's elevating ladder has a water cannon for putting out fires from above, it was only used in A Real Live Wire, Pizza Palaver & Magic Norman
* Jupiter's short extension ladder is only used in Firefighter of Tomorrow & Model Plane
* Jupiter is parked in the second bay of the New Fire Station.
* As Jupiter 2000, there are some of the following that is modified:
	+ A yellow flame decal is surrounded on the front end.
	+ A new siren light bar (with the new traditional wail/yelp siren from the Tonka Toughest Minis fire truck) is covered in two lights.
	+ Six strobe lights are added on the front end.
	+ A lattice frame is attached on the windshield.
	+ Mudguards are mounted over the wheels
	+ Crown plated exhaust pipes are placed under the lockers.
	+ A black snowplow with orange wasp stripes is added under the bumper.
	+ Jet engines are covered on the sides
	+ The platform has two water cannons.
* Jupiter has a 200hp l6 turbo diesel engine with a top speed of 75mph & weighs 15 tonnes
* OMC Electronics made a Fireman Sam Kiddie ride in 1993 which is based off the Jupiter from the Original Series with Sam, Elvis and Station Officer Steele inside and 3 Buttons. It plays the Fireman Sam theme tune and the emergency theme.
* In 1998, Mitchells Children Rides (formerly R.G. Mitchell) re-made the Fireman Sam kiddie ride with a new Dashboard, and Penny took Station Officer Steele's Place.

### Errors

* In some episodes, such as Danger Falling Sheep and The New Hero Next Door, the water cannon on Jupiter’s platform is missing.
* In some shots in Series 6-7, some paint apps and Jupiter's logos are missing and some locker doors are wide open.