The 3 vehicles were driven through France and Italy, then onto a Ferry and through Albania before reaching their final destination in North Macedonia.  A distance of just over 1,600 miles.  The 9 strong crew of volunteer drivers and trainers then carried out essential familiarisation training.  The fire appliances will strengthen previous equipment donations and training provided by Operation Florian and will provide vital fire cover, enabling the local fire service to respond to incidents within their communities and surrounding areas.

Roy Barraclough of West Sussex FRS and Operation Florian Project Manager said. “This is part of our ongoing work to improve capacity and resilience to Fire services in Communities in many countries around the world and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all supporting UK fire and rescue services for their donations of decommissioned equipment, which helps fire and rescue services around the world”