New Dimension

New Dimension is a Government programme that provides equipment and training to enhance the FRS's ability to respond to major emergencies, such as terrorist attacks, industrial and domestic accidents and natural disasters.

Enhanced Command Support from New Dimension The roll-out of New Dimension equipment and vehicles is now almost complete, with just the Enhanced Command Support capability to deliver, expected over the next few months.

All hands to the pumps – cross border exercise in Hampshire Fire and rescue crews, from five counties in southern England, joined with refinery fire response teams for an emergency exercise at Esso Fawley, the largest refinery in the UK. Crews from Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire, Surrey and the Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Services took part in rehearsing the response to a large scale incident.

High drama in London : Trapped man freed by London Fire Brigade’s USAR teams London Fire Brigade’s Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams used their full range of specialist equipment to rescue a trapped construction worker from a collapsed building in Westminster in mid-June.