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IVECO TAKES ON MAJOR INCIDENT ROLE WITH SURREY AMBULANCE SERVICE

Surrey Ambulance Service has taken delivery of six Iveco Daily City Trucks as part of a new fleet designed to respond to major incidents, including chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear (CBRN) threats in the South East. They replace a number of 4x4 cars that were previously used in conjunction with trailers.

The six specialist vehicles will be spread across the county, with three vehicles based in Redhill, close to Gatwick airport and the M25 & M23, two in Chertsey, also covering the M25 as well as Heathrow airport, and a sixth in Tongham, close to the Army base in Aldershot.

The new fleet of Daily 50C11s includes a Major Incident Control Unit and five Incident Support Vehicles, which will be used to transport urgent supplies to the scene of CBRN or other serious incidents, such as a plane crash or severe motorway accident.

"Each of the vehicles carries specialist equipment which will ensure we are in a strong position to respond to major emergencies," says Craig Marriott, Emergency Planning Officer for Surrey Ambulance Service.

The five Incident Support Vehicles are equipped with chemical suits, tents and decontamination showers, as well as supplies of first aid equipment and oxygen.

In the event of deployment, the vehicles will be managed by the Major Incident Control Unit, which allows Surrey Ambulance staff to control operations from an office built into the loadspace of a Daily 50C11.

"We opted to base the fleet entirely on the Daily 50C11 panel van as it offers the best payload and volume capacity in its class, coupled with overall value for money and a good reputation for reliability," adds Mr Marriott.

The vehicles, which have been supplied by the local Iveco dealer in Croydon - Grays Trucks - are reserved purely for responding to major incidents and are, therefore, expected to return a very low annual mileage.