The unit, handed over in London's Leicester Square on Friday, is part of an 11-vehicle worldwide donation from FedEx to The Salvation Army's World Services Organisation (SAWSO).
The donation reflects a wider FedEx commitment to the international work of The Salvation Army Emergency and Disaster Response Services. FedEx has already donated Emergency Services Response Units to The Salvation Army in five US cities and Puerto Rico and is helping the charity deploy units in Mexico City, Sydney in Australia, Winnipeg in Canada and New Orleans during the course of this year.
The new London Emergency Services Response Unit, which carries both FedEx and Salvation Army logos, becomes part of a fleet of 26 purpose-built Salvation Army mobile units across Great Britain.
It will be one of three units within the Greater London area available for use by the London Fire Brigade and other emergency services to cover emergencies in the capital.
"The Salvation Army is grateful to FedEx for the generous donation of this state-of-the-art unit, which will help our dedicated team of trained staff and volunteers provide practical, emotional and pastoral support to the emergency services and others caught up in major incidents," said Major Muriel McClenahan OBE, The Salvation Army's Emergency Services Officer for the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
