Fire & Rescue Vehicles
Trading as Bell Fire & Rescue, R.A. Bell designs and manufactures emergency response vehicles that enable the Australian emergency services sector to deliver a world class operational response that preserves the peace and protects life and property.
Our engineering, fabrication and fit-out teams build fire tankers, pumpers, heavy and medium rescue units, HAZMAT, storm and police vehicles on Isuzu, IVECO, Mercedes-Benz and other chassis, with manufacturing in Victoria and Queensland. Clients include the Country Fire Authority (CFA), Victoria State Emergency Service, NSW State Emergency Service, Fire & Rescue NSW, the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service, the Tasmania Fire Service, Victoria Police, Mines Rescue NSW and AGL Loy Yang.
- 48next generation heavy tankers for CFA
- 8states and agencies supplied
- 1964established, Australian family owned
- ISO 9001quality management certified
Vehicles we have built
CFA Heavy Tanker
The IVECO Eurocargo Heavy Tanker is an up-to-date appliance incorporating the latest firefighting technology and capabilities.
CFA Medium Tanker
The Medium Tanker is designed to carry a total of 2350 litres, making it the reliable resource to attend scrub and bushfires and when required...
CFA Light Tanker
The Country Fire Authority has added the Light Tanker Crew Cab to its fleet of appliances.
CFA Heavy Pumper
R.A. Bell teamed up with Country Fire Authority to successfully roll out twelve Heavy Pumper vehicles to stations across Victoria. Equipping fire...
CFA Heavy Rescue
R.A. Bell teamed up with the Country Fire Authority in Victoria to introduce the Rescue Unit to the fleet of vehicles, to improve its overall...
CFA HAZMAT Vehicle
The HAZMAT vehicle is a specialist appliance which is designed to transport support equipment to incidents where chemicals and hazardous materials...
AGL Loy Yang CAFS Medium Tanker
R.A. Bell designed and manufactured two Medium Tanker CAFS vehicles for the AGL Loy Yang Power Station.
Fire Rescue NSW Light Vehicle
R.A. Bell teamed up with Fire & Rescue NSW to expand the fire service's ute canopy fleet with an additional 9 vehicles.
SAMFS Heavy Rescue
R.A. Bell teamed up with the South Australia Metropolitan Fire Service to introduce the Heavy Rescue Unit to the fleet of vehicles, to improve its...
Mines Rescue NSW Medium Rescue
In 2017 R.A. Bell rolled out 8 Isuzu NPR Medium Rescue vehicles for Mines Rescue NSW. R.A.
VICSES Medium Rescue
R.A. Bell teamed up with the Victoria State Emergency Service to successfully roll out Medium Rescue Trucks to units across Victoria. Equipping...
VICSES Light Storm
R.A. Bell teamed up with the Victoria State Emergency Service to successfully roll out Light Storm Vehicles to units across Victoria. Equipping...
NSW SES Light Storm
R.A. Bell teamed up with the New South Wales State Emergency Service to successfully roll out Light Storm Vehicles to units across NSW. The Light...
Victoria Police Critical Incident Response
Each vehicle has a carrying capacity of 8 personnel including the driver. This is a new operational capacity to be introduced to the Victoria...
Victoria Police Forensics Vehicle
Body : Extra light weight composite body with an integrated sub frame, barn doors at the rear of the body, a rear step and bumper bar module and...
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Talk to our emergency vehicle team
Planning a new fleet, a prototype or a one-off specialist appliance? Speak with our engineers about design, build and through-life support.