ALL PHOTOS BY SIMON N ROWLEY OF FIRE AID INTERNATIONAL

SHOWN WITH KIND PERMISSION OF CHRIS ROWLEY AND SIMON ROWLEY AND SEVERNSIDE AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE

PRO  FIRE ,FIRE AID INTERNATIONAL AND WESSEX FIRE AND RESCUE ON SCENE

SOPLEY L4T AND BUCKS ERF

SOPLEY L4T AND BUCKS SCANIA

WESSEX L4T FROM SOPLEY

CHRIS AND JETHRO SURVEY THE TASK AHEAD

1 OF THE 10 PUMPS FROM BUCKS FIRE

WESSEX FIRE AND RESCUE PUMP

JETHRO AND CHRIS SET THE PUMPS TO SUPPLY THE FIRE TRUCKS WITH WATER

3 MORE OF THE BUCKS TRUCKS

BUCKS HAD 10 PUMPS ON A 4 HOUR SHIFT TURNOVER FOR 4 DAYS 24 HOURS A DAY

SO EVERY 4 HOURS WE HAD 20 PUMPS ON SITE

PLUS CREWS

AND THE FIRE KEPT ON BURNING

DAY AND NIGHT

SEVERNSIDE STAFF USED THE JCB BUCKETS TO DIG OUT THE HOTSPOTS

THE GUVNERS TALK TACTICS

AND DRANK TEA

EVERYWHERE WE LOOKED WE FOUND MORE FIRE

AND MORE

36 HOURS LATER ITS STILL BURNING

1000S OF GALLONS OF WATER PUMPED ON TO THE FIRE

AND STILL IT BURNS

A BUCKS ERF SETS IN FOR THE NIGHT SHIFT

KEITH SANSOM { TRIGGS } ON THE HOSE OF THE WESSEX APPLIANCE

24 HOURS AND HE STILL SMILES

THE VOLVO WAS THERE FOR 5 DAYS WORKING DAY AND NIGHT

LIGHTING THE AREA FOR THE CREWS

ALL THE AREAS HAD TO BE FLOODED TO STOP ANY REMAINING HOT EMBERS

CHRIS KEITH AND JETHRO HARD AT WORK

THE VOLVO WORKED FLAT OUT

WESSEX LANDROVER WAS ON HAND FOR EQUIPMENT AND TRANSPORT AND REFRESHMENT RUN FOR THE CREWS

TRIGGS ON ANOTHER RUN

BRINGING EQUIPMENT FOR THE CREW

REFILLING THE VOLVO

TRIGGS AND JETHRO

TRIGGS KEEPING AN EYE ON THE CONTROLL PUMP

THANKS TO ALL THE CREWS FROM BERKSHIRE ,BUCKS, PROFIRE AND WESSEX THE BUILDINGS WERE SAVED