Part of the Imperial War Museums - Duxford Airfield
Is a CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) licensed airfield,
As such there is a requirement to have an airfield Rescue & Fire Fighting Service
providing cover to the appropriate Category - this is determined by a combination of an
aircraft’s length and cabin width - this is used to calculate the amount of firefighting
media (Foam concentrate and Water) required
Duxford’s day to day fire Category is CAT 2 (aircraft up to but not including 12m in length)
Higher category cover up to CAT 6 is available at 48 hours notice
This is NOT an official IWM site