Yep, but there is so much surplus firefighting kit that the Green Goddesses actually were not needed. That was one of the big fights during the last FRESCO - the firemen were happy for us to use the GGs, but hated the idea of us turning up in a red fire engine - perhaps because if people saw us look the same, then they might work out there is nothing particularly special or mystical about firemen....
You should have heard the rubbish they spouted about refusing to use any vehicle/kit that we touched because we would make it unsafe - claimed they would have to scrap every hose, connector, suit, BA - it was pathetic