{"id":329579,"date":"2025-08-09T03:47:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T03:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329579\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T03:47:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T03:47:35","slug":"solidarity-sees-convoy-of-bristol-fire-engines-sent-to-ukraine-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329579\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Solidarity&#8217; sees convoy of Bristol fire engines sent to Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley<\/p>\n<p>BBC News, Bristol<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753966091_383_grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dkIvM hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/80a8d4e0-6e07-11f0-af20-030418be2ca5.jpg.webp.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"BBC The entrance to an Avon Fire and Rescue station in Bath made of Bath stone with five gates.\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dvfjxj\"\/>BBC<\/p>\n<p>Avon Fire and Rescue plans to deliver fire engines and equipment to Odessa<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Firefighters are sending a convoy of surplus fire engines and equipment to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Avon Fire and Rescue Service plans to deliver two fire engines, a hovercraft and vital rescue equipment to Odessa, where hundreds of fire stations and vehicles have been destroyed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">It comes after solidarity talks between Bristol City Council and the Ukraine port city in 2024 resulted in a request for emergency fire equipment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Chair of Avon Fire Authority and councillor Paul Goggin said: &#8220;This donation reflects the compassion and solidarity of our community.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The effort was inspired by the Bristol Ukrainian community, who helped build a friendship link between Bristol and Odessa in 2024 and requested support for emergency services. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Ukraine Aid and Welfare (UAW) had been instrumental in building relationships between Bristol and Odessa, Avon Fire and Rescue said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;This is what international friendship looks like,&#8221; Tom Renhard, from Bristol City Council said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;Real help, real impact, right when it&#8217;s needed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753966091_383_grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dkIvM hide-when-no-script\" aria-label=\"image unavailable\"\/><img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/bb4a0d80-7145-11f0-bb94-c31fa2275e79.jpg.webp.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Avon Fire Authority A small gap between a fleet of fire engines parked next to each other. They are painted red and yellow.\" class=\"sc-d1200759-0 dvfjxj\"\/>Avon Fire Authority<\/p>\n<p>Avon Fire and Rescue says the donation will have no impact on frontline services<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The donation also includes personal protective gear, water rescue tools, and road traffic collision equipment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">The donation will have no impact on frontline services or existing commitments, Avon Fire and Rescue Service said.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Mr Goggin went on to explain how the donation was a &#8220;powerful example&#8221; of how UK fire services could help those &#8220;facing unimaginable hardship&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;Travelling with our crews to deliver this equipment is a privilege,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;This isn&#8217;t just about vehicles &#8211; it&#8217;s about people. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">&#8220;We want the people of Ukraine to know they&#8217;re not alone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 hxuGS\">Mr Goggin is set to join the firefighters on their journey to Ukraine later this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley BBC News, Bristol BBC Avon Fire and Rescue plans to deliver fire engines and equipment to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":329580,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8818],"tags":[381,748,393,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-329579","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bristol","8":"tag-bristol","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114996762899036443","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}