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When the Service was created in 1974, it was named "The County of Avon Fire Brigade". All fire appliances had "County of Avon" on the sides. The name was changed in 1996 to "Avon Fire Brigade" to show that the County no longer existed. In 2004, the third name change occurred to reflect the nature of current jobs: "Avon Fire and Rescue Service". —Preceding
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15:40, 26 December 2008 (UTC)reply
Whilst I would like to agree with you about the Avon website, I can assure you (although I can't find internet references) that the name was "The County of Avon Fire Brigade" as of 1st April 1974 up until the 31st March 1996.
Avonfire (
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23:09, 28 December 2008 (UTC)reply
It tells people about the equipment owned by Avon. I update the fleet list on here as i update my own. When the recive new equipment.
Also a Rapid Responce Unit (RRU) is Avons name for a Midi Fire Appliance (MFA)
E.g. the Major Welfare Unit now at Avonmouth has been seen attending an incident and at Avonmouth fire station. The Rail Rescue Unit has undergone conversion and is currently off the run. The Rail Rescue Support Unit is off the run and was replaced at Avonmouth by the Major Welfare Unit.
It is not possible to cite references to this, but I am sure that this information is correct.
Regarding the removed units, this is due to personal knowledge of the Avon Fire fleet.
Then you should source locations where the information has come from. Word of mouth references can't be held as being encyclopedic. If it can't be sourced, then it can't be included. Things like fleet information must be sourceable - and should reflect accurately on the website.
Samiddon (
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11:24, 28 December 2008 (UTC)reply
Avons website states that WX03 ZPV (Turntable Ladder) is currently based at Bedminster Fire Station. But on the Bedminster Fire Station page, there isn't any mention of a Turntable Ladder based there. In fact, WX03 ZPV is based at Bath Fire Station (and has been for some time). The website also states that Y561 XAE is currently at Bath; this is wrong as the ladders were cracked and the Turntable Ladder had to be taken off the run. The vehicle is now sat in Workshops. If you read the top of this page:
http://www.avonfire.gov.uk/Avon/About+us/Vehicle+list.htm it says this: "This list is updated regularly". They obviously aren't keeping to their word.
Avonfire (
talk)
21:48, 28 December 2008 (UTC)reply
I note that a banner saying "This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (February 2016)" has been added by
User:Thryduulf, to the sub section Fire Appliance Glossary/Callsigns. Looking at the discussion in this section it appears this has been uncited for years and I also wonder about its encyclopadeic value. Unless anyone objects &/or finds appropriate references. I suggest removing the whole uncited section.—
Rodtalk21:11, 24 February 2016 (UTC)reply
An unsourced fleet list is back in the article now, unless there are any objections I'll remove it again per this discussion in a few days.
Thryduulf (
talk)
14:47, 4 August 2016 (UTC)reply
The editor who reinserted the uncited list in the section "Fire Stations/Appliances" has not appeared to discuss this - do others think it should still be included (hopefully with citations) or can this be removed again?—
Rodtalk20:28, 28 September 2016 (UTC)reply
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