Originally Posted by
Always a Sapper
Seems that the MOD have gone and had yet another superb brain fart and have awarded Crapita the Contract to run Defence Fire & Rescue.....
Going by their (Crapita, not Defence Fire & Rescue) previously hard earned record of royally screwing things and even having contracts withdrawn from them part way through by the MOD the Due-Diligence report by the MOD should prove interesting reading if it ever gets published!
Surprised this hasn't already been discussed in this place. Anyway, targets to the front, may squirm when pointed at, ready, in your own time .... carry on!
Just a thought..... But the 'Bat Phone' between ATC and Trumpton next door, wonder if that will be answered by a call centre going forward.... Sort of Press 1 for random cat/pads brat stuck in tree, Press 2 for Fire Risk Assessment Appointment, Press 3 for Plane about to be skidding upside down the runway.... only to then get some right annoying music overlaid by a proper condescending voice telling the caller that their call is important and is no 5 in the queue and will be answered.....
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business...-mod-contract/
Does that mean on the plus side we will get Oshkosh ARFF?? :P
or upgraded Green Goddesses?
Never figured why we did not buy Oshkosh - even the good old days of 80s, Tthe P-19 still could be air transportable by Herk.. Major airports such as BHX have got the latest Stryker ARFF....maybe the Mod DFS should go that way. Or we could buy E-One? The Dutch have a few E-One ARFF both for their KLu and Marine?
https://www.defensie.nl/organisatie/...an-crashtender
In terms of structural fire firefighting, the USA across all their armed services have anything from LaFrance long ladder platforms/cherry pickers , E-One, Oshkosh, Pierce Arrow..
What experience does Capita have if any apart from computer systems, in terms of providing physical parapublic services?
cheers