One of the larger fire shows in the country and equally inconvenient for many RSOLES, it was the aim to get as many of the ex-AFS fleet there as possible including 326 and the new petrol carrier which had been worked on over the spring.
After much juggling, the majority of the vehicles arrived on the Friday with me arriving later in the evening in 326 after being stuck on a course in Birmingham for the day. Great day to have a course there, no traffic problems at all! Tony had already collected the petrol carrier that day.
After camp was pitched, old and new acquaintences were made and remade over a few beers before day one.
Despite the show having a leisurely start, the Saturday started with the road run for local children. So a number vehicles headed for the childrens' hospital to collect the passengers before a 3-4 mile circuit of Derby arriving back at the park.
Gathering for the start of the road run:
Then, the normal show routine began with bouts of eating, sitting and chatting accompanying the demonstrations in the ring. I helped crew the wartime demo, the AFS pumping demo coming at the end. Having never pumped with 326 using the 6" hose, it was good to have a go and whilst aspects of the demo need refining, it all basically worked. After some evening training and more beer, Sunday arrived and took on a similar pattern. The AFS demo went much more smoothely although all too soon it was time to pack up and go home. A good weekend - good company, good fun.
Tony's AFS command vehicle and wrecker:
326 and another goddess with the petrol carrier:
The first outing for the petrol carrier!:
There is another report from David Moore's NFS-AFS site here:
http://nfs-afs.org.uk/2013/07/07/derby-fire-show/
Additional pictures on Flickr can be found here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mj_100/sets/72157634141372659/with/9063277030/
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