Any site design should include a safe access route for fire appliances to manoeuvre within the site (including turning circles). This includes ensuring that any route can accommodate the weight and dimensions of fire appliances, based on the larger measurement of either the DWFRS information below or the specifications in section five of the Approved Document Part B (Fire Safety):
| Vehicle | Height (metres) | Width (metres) | Length (metres) | Weight (gross veh) kgs | No of axles |
| 32m aerial ladder platform | 3.34 | 2.55 | 9.4 | 26,000 | 3 |
| 42m aerial ladder platform | 3.56 | 2.55 | 10.4 | 26,000 | 3 |
| DWFRS spec P1/P7 | 3.15 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 18,000 | 2 |
| Legacy Dorset P1/P2 | 3.15 | 2.49 | 8.46 | 18,000 | 2 |
| Legacy Wiltshire P1/P2 | 2.9 | 2.45 | 8.65 | 18,000 | 2 |
| New P4 Scania | 3.15 | 2.55 | 8.78 | 18,000 | 2 |
| Legacy P4 MAN | 3.2 | 2.45 | 6.7 | 15,000 | 2 |
| Operational support unit | 3.4 | 2.75 | 10.3 | 26,000 | 3 |
| Water carrier | 3.08 | 2.55 | 7.62 | 18,000 | 2 |
| Ranger | 2.3 | 2 | 5.4 | 3,270 | 2 |
| Land Rover | 2.3 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 3,150 | 2 |
| Incident command vehicle | 3.5 | 2.45 | 7.6 | 6,500 | 2 |
| Technical rescue vehicle | 3.1 | 2.52 | 6.95 | 14,400 | 2 |
| BA support unit | 3.2 | 2.42 | 7.7 | 12,000 | 2 |
| Water carrier with prime mover | 4.1 | 2.55 | 9.32 | 26,000 | 3 |
| Unimog | 3.2 | 2.45 | 6.7 | 14,100 | 2 |
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