FIRE & RESCUE - Amphibious Argocat 8x8
Whatever the weather, and whatever the conditions be it mud, snow, sand or marsh or any other unfavourable terrain the ARGOCAT will get you through. Ideal for woodland areas and remote and steep upland grassland. Flooded towns and villages or city infrastructures or coastal access. Capable of carrying four persons in a ROPS structure all with safety belts. Optional road registration, rubber track system, winch, cab and four/eight wheel amphibious ARGOCAT trailer.
It is a life saving member of many search and rescue operations, throughout the world, and through hundreds of missions has proved its unparalleled ability to save life and property. Walsh & Co approved supplier to Devon & Somerset Fire Service, West Yorkshire Fire Service, Derbyshire Fire Service, Hereford and Worcester Fire Service, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, North Yorkshire Fire Service, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, BAE Systems, Avon Navigation Trust and Sea Training International.
ARGOCAT is rapidly deployed from one location to another on a road trailer. Light weight of ARGOCAT allows road towing behind conventional 4x4 or van vehicles. If road registered the ARGOCAT is capable of a speed of upto 25MPH. Fully amphibious Argocat in application with national utility company for flooded land access. Amphibious Argocat is a vital partner in River Severn flood-plain access situations. The ARGOCAT is fully air portable under the lightest of commercial helicopters for rapid intervention missions, where time is of the essence.
A range of fire-fighting, rescue, ambulance and other specialist equipment accessories are designed to quickly convert any ARGOCAT from one strategic use to another as the circumstances require.
Click here to see footage of West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service's ARGOCAT in action on Countryfile
Starts at 20:03 - footage of wildfire system at 24:31
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT - WILD FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM
Specification as per 8x8 AURORA or CONQUEST 950 XT models plus :
AMBULANCE CONVERSION
Specification as per Argocat AURORA 8x8 plus :
Whatever the weather, and whatever the conditions be it mud, snow, sand or marsh or any other unfavourable terrain the ARGOCAT will get you through. Ideal for woodland areas and remote and steep upland grassland. Flooded towns and villages or city infrastructures or coastal access. Capable of carrying four persons in a ROPS structure all with safety belts. Optional road registration, rubber track system, winch, cab and four/eight wheel amphibious ARGOCAT trailer.
It is a life saving member of many search and rescue operations, throughout the world, and through hundreds of missions has proved its unparalleled ability to save life and property. Walsh & Co approved supplier to Devon & Somerset Fire Service, West Yorkshire Fire Service, Derbyshire Fire Service, Hereford and Worcester Fire Service, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, North Yorkshire Fire Service, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, BAE Systems, Avon Navigation Trust and Sea Training International.
ARGOCAT is rapidly deployed from one location to another on a road trailer. Light weight of ARGOCAT allows road towing behind conventional 4x4 or van vehicles. If road registered the ARGOCAT is capable of a speed of upto 25MPH. Fully amphibious Argocat in application with national utility company for flooded land access. Amphibious Argocat is a vital partner in River Severn flood-plain access situations. The ARGOCAT is fully air portable under the lightest of commercial helicopters for rapid intervention missions, where time is of the essence.
A range of fire-fighting, rescue, ambulance and other specialist equipment accessories are designed to quickly convert any ARGOCAT from one strategic use to another as the circumstances require.
Click here to see footage of West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue service's ARGOCAT in action on Countryfile
Starts at 20:03 - footage of wildfire system at 24:31
FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT - WILD FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM
Specification as per 8x8 AURORA or CONQUEST 950 XT models plus :
- Rear mounted 200 to 390 litre tank.
- Recoil hose reel.
- 30metre or 60metre lightweight high pressure fire hose
- 6.5hp or 9hp Honda industrial engine, diaphragm pump with quick release fittings and spray-head suitable for water and foam. For full specification please contact us.
- Wildfire Suppression System made to YOUR exact specifications.
AMBULANCE CONVERSION
Specification as per Argocat AURORA 8x8 plus :
- Moulded stretcher and quick release frame.
- Emergency beacon and searchlights.
ARGOCAT in the News:
ITV News article on South Wales Fire and Rescue Service's Wildfire ARGOCATs - March 2012
UK Summer 2018 Wildfires:
https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/16344020.craven-fire-crews-deployed-to-help-colleagues-battling-moorland-fires-in-lancashire/
https://twitter.com/baesystemsair/status/1022473839404564480
https://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/news/preventing-wildfires-this-spring/
http://www.moorlandassociation.org/2018/06/keepers-continue-to-combat-saddleworth-moor-wildfire/
https://glossopchronicle.com/2018/06/argocats-brought-in-to-target-moors-blaze/
https://twitter.com/sierra18NY/status/1026834566038937600
ITV News article on South Wales Fire and Rescue Service's Wildfire ARGOCATs - March 2012
UK Summer 2018 Wildfires:
https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/16344020.craven-fire-crews-deployed-to-help-colleagues-battling-moorland-fires-in-lancashire/
https://twitter.com/baesystemsair/status/1022473839404564480
https://www.westyorksfire.gov.uk/news/preventing-wildfires-this-spring/
http://www.moorlandassociation.org/2018/06/keepers-continue-to-combat-saddleworth-moor-wildfire/
https://glossopchronicle.com/2018/06/argocats-brought-in-to-target-moors-blaze/
https://twitter.com/sierra18NY/status/1026834566038937600
