The 2002–2003 UK firefighter dispute was a period of nationwide strike action which began when the Fire Brigades Union voted to strike in an attempt to secure better salaries. The FBU demanded a 39 pe
Green Goddess emerging from Wellington Barracks in November 2002
Armed forces firefighters with a Green Goddess in Ince-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester in December 2002
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The Auxiliary Fire Service was first formed in 1938 in Great Britain as part of the Civil Defence Service. Its role was to supplement the work of brigades at local level. The Auxiliary Fire Service an
2002–2003 United Kingdom firefighter dispute
…provided emergency cover during the strike by activating Operation Fresco, using Bedford RLHZ 'Green Goddess' fire engines, originally produced for the Auxiliary Fire Service for use following a nuclear attack on the United Kingdom, as well as a handful of modern appliances held in reserve. The armed forces also fielded small…
A post-war Bedford RLHZ Self Propelled Pump (Green Goddess).
An AFS unit with their fire engine in London, 1941