I think these firefighting bikes are a great idea, regardless of the outlay they will save money and lives.
These are fast response vehicles, dealing with small fires, road sides fires that can be nipped in the bud before they get out of control.
If you imagine how long it takes a fire engine to get up and running and how many firefighters are needed to operate it, these bikes are a great way to save resources. Especially when you think how many unnecessary or small call outs there are.
I hope the trials go well and these are brought into service, in my opinion a good way to spend tax payers money, seriously how many call outs require the fire engine and a full crew all the time!