Aerial Platforms

The fire service has relied on aerial platforms for working at height since Merryweather supplied the UK's first Turntable Ladder (TL) in 1908. For over 50 years, the Turntable Ladder was the only aerial platform available until the Hydraulic Platform (HP) was introduced in the 1960s. The 1990s saw the development of the Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP), which combines the benefits of the TL & HP into one vehicle and the introduction of the Combined Aerial Rescue Pump (CARP), a frontline pump with a hydraulic boom attached.  In recent years, a new generation of Water Tower / HRET  appliance has been introduced, which, unlike the original 1960s "Scoosher,"  is proving to be an effective and versatile machine.